Wazuh from 4.1.0 before 4.14.8 contains a missing origin check in wm_agent_upgrade that allows enrolled agents to issue upgrade_custom commands with attacker-controlled file_path.

Code

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• Repository · github.com

Timeline

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1. Oct 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   Wazuh from 4.1.0 before 4.14.8 contains a missing origin check in wm_agent_upgrade that allows enrolled agents to issue upgrade_custom commands with attacker-controlled file_path. Attackers can inject an upgrade_custom message over the agent channel to read arbitrary files as root, exfiltrating /etc/shadow and client.keys.

2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   Wazuh from 4.1.0 before 4.14.8 contains a missing origin check in wm_agent_upgrade that allows enrolled agents to issue upgrade_custom commands with attacker-controlled file_path. Attackers can inject an upgrade_custom message over the agent channel to read arbitrary files as root, exfiltrating /etc/shadow and client.keys.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-74034

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-74034

  Wazuh from 4.1.0 before 4.14.8 contains a missing origin check in wm_agent_upgrade that allows enrolled agents to issue upgrade_custom commands with attacker-controlled file_path. Attackers can inject an upgrade_custom message over the agent channel to read arbitrary files as roo

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · github.com
• Reference · github.com
• Reference · vulncheck.com