Findings

CVE-2026-26206

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response.

Published Apr 29, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · wazuh wazuh

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 4.0.0 to before version 4.14.4, Wazuh's server API brute-force protection for POST /security/user/authenticate can be bypassed by sending concurrent authentication requests. Although the configured threshold (max_login_attempts, default 50) is enforced correctly for sequential requests, a parallel burst allows significantly more failed login attempts to be processed before the IP block is applied. This enables an attacker to perform more password guesses than the configured policy intends (e.g., 100 attempts processed where 50 should be allowed). This issue has been patched in version 4.14.4.

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Timeline

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  1. Apr 29, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 4.0.0 to before version 4.14.4, Wazuh's server API brute-force protection for POST /security/user/authenticate can be bypassed by sending concurrent authentication requests. Although the configured threshold (max_login_attempts, default 50) is enforced correctly for sequential requests, a par

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 4.0.0 to before version 4.14.4, Wazuh's server API brute-force protection for POST /security/user/authenticate can be bypassed by sending concurrent authentication requests. Although the configured threshold (max_login_attempts, default 50) is enforced correctly for sequential requests, a par

Affected

  • cpe wazuh/wazuhversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-26206

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-26206

    Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 4.0.0 to before version 4.14.4, Wazuh's server API brute-force protection for POST /security/user/authenticate can be bypassed by sending concurrent authentication requests.

    nvd.nist.gov

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