---
title: "CVE-2026-74035: Wazuh - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Wazuh >= 4.6.0 < 4.14.8 contains an authentication bypass caused by a falsy truthiness check in security.update_user, letting delegated user administrators bypass reserved user guard and authenticate with empty credentials."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-74035/
---

# CVE-2026-74035 Wazuh - Authentication Bypass

Wazuh >= 4.6.0 < 4.14.8 contains an authentication bypass caused by a falsy truthiness check in security.update\_user, letting delegated user administrators bypass reserved user guard and authenticate with empty credentials.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.50% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74035)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

13 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-863](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 4.14.8 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74035](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74035)
- [https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8](https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8)
- [https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-27gv-q7q6-f5qh](https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-27gv-q7q6-f5qh)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-4.6.0-before-4.14.8-authentication-bypass-via-empty-password-in-update-user](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-4.6.0-before-4.14.8-authentication-bypass-via-empty-password-in-update-user)

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