CVE-2026-74041 Wazuh - Command Injection

Wazuh 4.14.3 before 4.14.8 contains a command injection caused by case-sensitivity mismatch in ossec.conf validator and wazuh-logcollector, letting authenticated users with manager:update_config privileges execute commands as root, exploit requires manager:update_config privileges.

CVSS base score 9.1 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.37% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Command Injection
Impact
Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
13 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-178

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

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