{"id":"CVE-2026-74036","title":"Wazuh from 4.3.0 before 4.14.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability where SCA policy trust is determined by file path rather than configuration source","summary":"Wazuh from 4.3.0 before 4.14.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability where SCA policy trust is determined by file path rather than configuration source. Attackers controlling a manager can write unsigned policy files to var/inco…","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-863"],"vendor":"Wazuh","product":"wazuh-agent","affected":["wazuh-agent >= 4.3.0 < 4.14.8"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T15:49:21.457","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74036","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-qmhg-366r-jjfp","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-4.3.0-before-4.14.8-remote-code-execution-via-sca-command-policies","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-qmhg-366r-jjfp","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","exploit-available"],"epss":0.0083,"epssPercentile":0.57357,"exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-13T13:48:23.083728Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T14:29:01.861Z","slug":"CVE-2026-74036","body":"## Overview\n\nWazuh from 4.3.0 before 4.14.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability where SCA policy trust is determined by file path rather than configuration source. Attackers controlling a manager can write unsigned policy files to var/incoming via the upgrade channel and reference them to execute command checks as root on agents.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":52,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":220882,"id":"CVE-2026-74036","ts":1792026898876,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}