---
id: CVE-2026-74041
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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_F…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-178
published: '2026-10-13'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T16:14:23.840'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74041'
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-cjf8-wjx6-hjw6'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-4.14.3-before-4.14.8-remote-command-validation-bypass-via-case-mismatch
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-cjf8-wjx6-hjw6'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T14:29:01.862Z'
vendor: Wazuh
product: wazuh-manager
affected:
  - wazuh-manager >= 4.14.3 < 4.14.8
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-14T14:12:03.074387Z'
epss: 0.00458
epssPercentile: 0.39519
scores:
  nvd: 9.1
  cna: 7.2
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.