CVE-2026-74041

High

Description

Wazuh 4.14.3 before 4.14.8 and 4.10.4 contains a case-sensitivity mismatch between the ossec.conf validator and wazuh-logcollector that bypasses remote-command validation. Authenticated users with manager:update_config can inject an uppercase LOG_FORMAT command localfile that the collector runs as root on reload.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.2

Exploit probability—

ProductWazuh-manager

PublishedOct 13, 2026

First seenOct 13, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-178CWE-178

How to fix

Update

Wazuh wazuh-manager4.14.8, 4.10.5 or later

Patches

github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8

Vendor advisories

github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-cjf8-wjx6-hjw6

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Wazuh wazuh-manager	4.14.3 ≤ v < 4.14.8, 4.10.4 ≤ v < 4.10.5	4.14.8, 4.10.5

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