CVE-2026-41424

High

Description

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.9.0 until 4.10.4 and 4.14.6, PUT /security/users/{user_id} in api/api/controllers/security_controller.py passes request.get("user") instead of request.context['token_info']['sub'] as current_user. remove_nones_to_dict() removes the resulting None value, so the reserved-account protection in framework/wazuh/security.py cannot verify who is making the request. An authenticated user with the users_admin role can overwrite the password of protected administrator accounts with user IDs at or below 99, including the wazuh superuser, and gain full administrative control. This issue is fixed in versions 4.10.4 and 4.14.6.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.2
Exploit probability—
ProductWazuh
PublishedAug 19, 2026
First seenAug 19, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • wazuh wazuh4.10.4, 4.14.6 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
wazuh wazuh4.9.0 ≤ v < 4.10.4, 4.11.0 ≤ v < 4.14.64.10.4, 4.14.6

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