PT-2026-111565 · Git+1 · Wazuh+1

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CVE-2026-74035

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Published

2026-10-13

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Updated

2026-10-13

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Wazuh versions from 4.6.0 before 4.14.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability where security.update user places the reserved user guard and password policy inside a falsy truthiness check. A delegated user administrator can send an empty password to the user update endpoint, bypassing the reserved user guard to take over the wazuh superuser account and authenticate with empty credentials.

Exploit

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-74035

Affected Products

Wazuh
Wazuh Manager