CVE-2026-74035
Wazuh versions from 4.6.0 before 4.14.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability where…
- Risk score
- 52/100
- CVSS
- 7.2 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.5%
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Wazuh versions from 4.6.0 before 4.14.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability where security.update_user places the reserved user guard and password policy inside a falsy truthiness check. A delegated user administrator can send an empty password to the user update endpoint, bypassing the reserved user guard …
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 4.14.8 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.2 high
References
Original description
Wazuh versions from 4.6.0 before 4.14.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability where security.update_user places the reserved user guard and password policy inside a falsy truthiness check. A delegated user administrator can send an empty password to the user update endpoint, bypassing the reserved user guard to take over the wazuh superuser account and authenticate with empty credentials.
Last activity 13 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.