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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-25770

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

Published Mar 17, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Wazuh is a free

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-25770. EPSS is 1.03%. Act only if a listed version of Wazuh is a free is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Wazuh is a free).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.03%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe wazuh/wazuh

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. Starting in version 3.9.0 and prior to version 4.14.3, a privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wazuh Manager's cluster synchronization protocol. The service allows authenticated nodes to write arbitrary files to the manager’s file system with the permissions of the system user. Due to insecure default permissions, the user has write access to the manager's main configuration file ( ). By leveraging the cluster protocol to overwrite , an attacker can inject a malicious command block. The service, which runs as root, parses this configuration and executes the injected command. This chain allows an attacker with cluster credentials to gain full Root Remote Code Execution, violating the principle of least privilege and bypassing the intended security model. Version 4.14.3 fixes the issue.

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  • cpe wazuh/wazuhversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-25770

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-25770. EPSS is 1.03%. Act only if a listed version of Wazuh is a free is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal; CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management; CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. EPSS 1.03%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. Starting in version 3.9.0 and prior to version 4.14.3, a privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wazuh Manager's cluster synchronization protocol. The service allows authenticated nodes to write arbitrary files to the manager’s file system with the permissions of the system user. Due to insecure

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. Starting in version 3.9.0 and prior to version 4.14.3, a privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wazuh Manager's cluster synchronization protocol. The service allows authenticated nodes to write arbitrary files to the manager’s file system with the permissions of the system user. Due to insecure

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-25770

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-25770

    30-day exploitation probability 1.0%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-25770

    Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. Starting in version 3.9.0 and prior to version 4.14.3, a privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wazuh Manager's cluster synchronization protocol. The service a

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.