Wazuh 4.14.3 before 4.14.8 contains a case-sensitivity mismatch between the ossec.conf validator and wazuh-logcollector that bypasses remote-command validation.

Code

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• Repository · github.com

Timeline

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1. Oct 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   Wazuh 4.14.3 before 4.14.8 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.

2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   Wazuh 4.14.3 before 4.14.8 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.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-74041

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-74041

  30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-74041

  Wazuh 4.14.3 before 4.14.8 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

  nvd.nist.gov

References

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