CVE-2026-41424
Wazuh: Privilege Escalation via Admin-Protection Bypass in update-user API Endpoint
Description
Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.9.0 until 4.10.4 and 4.14.6, PUT /security/users/{user_id} in api/api/controllers/security_controller.py passes request.get("user") instead of request.context['token_info']['sub'] as current_user. remove_nones_to_dict() removes the resulting None value, so the reserved-account protection in framework/wazuh/security.py cannot verify who is making the request. An authenticated user with the users_admin role can overwrite the password of protected administrator accounts with user IDs at or below 99, including the wazuh superuser, and gain full administrative control. This issue is fixed in versions 4.10.4 and 4.14.6.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 19, 2026, 5:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 19, 2026, 5:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update Wazuh to version 4.10.4 or later.
- Update Wazuh to version 4.14.6 or later.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 19, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'wazuh', 'product': 'wazuh', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '>=4.9.0, < 4.10.4'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 4.11.0, < 4.14.6'}]}] Added Description Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.9.0 until 4.10.4 and 4.14.6, PUT /security/users/{user_id} in api/api/controllers/security_controller.py passes request.get("user") instead of request.context['token_info']['sub'] as current_user. remove_nones_to_dict() removes the resulting None value, so the reserved-account protection in framework/wazuh/security.py cannot verify who is making the request. An authenticated user with the users_admin role can overwrite the password of protected administrator accounts with user IDs at or below 99, including the wazuh superuser, and gain full administrative control. This issue is fixed in versions 4.10.4 and 4.14.6. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H Added CWE CWE-863 Added Reference https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/1a38d11574c6d35a4272e1e7145d55d293e7dda4 Added Reference https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/813add3575ecd4df484b2326715ca78f65505b4e Added Reference https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/35442 Added Reference https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/35469 Added Reference https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.10.4 Added Reference https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.6 Added Reference https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-gj9h-8hmr-xjjr