Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.0.0 until 4.14.5, Wazuh Manager allows a low-privilege read-only API user with manager:read permission to retrieve the cluster key from the element in ossec.conf through GET /manager/configuration?raw=true. An attacker with network access to TCP port 1516 can use the disclosed Fernet key to impersonate a cluster worker and submit distributed API requests containing attacker-controlled rbac_permissions with rbac_mode set to black. Because the master trusts the worker-supplied authorization context, the attacker can create users, assign administrator roles, access credentials and API tokens, modify configuration, and execute actions across agents. This issue is fixed in version 4.14.5.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/b3459f5663702aea14e91330a7a6912081fed2eb | Patch |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/35307 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.5 | Patch Release Notes |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta3 | Patch Release Notes |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-34fx-c2xw-xcpg | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-34fx-c2xw-xcpg | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
27 Oct 2026, 11:10
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8 |
| First Time |
Wazuh
Wazuh wazuh |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/b3459f5663702aea14e91330a7a6912081fed2eb - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/35307 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.5 - Patch, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta3 - Patch, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-34fx-c2xw-xcpg - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2026-08-19 16:17
Updated : 2026-10-27 11:10
NVD link : CVE-2026-44252
Mitre link : CVE-2026-44252
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44252
JSON object : View
Products Affected
wazuh
- wazuh
CWE
CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization
