Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.4.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2, api/api/middlewares.py decodes the Basic authentication username before credential validation and passes it to the access logger without neutralizing control characters. api/api/alogging.py interpolates that value into the plain-text API log. An unauthenticated attacker can include carriage returns or line feeds in the username to forge entries, obscure activity, or poison systems that consume the plain-text audit log. The JSON log format is not affected because JSON serialization escapes these characters. This issue is fixed in versions 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/cddf3fd16b0f945b28eb9c27714de3cc344e0926 | Patch |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/35866 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.6 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta2 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-c3m6-fp2h-wmr4 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
26 Oct 2026, 11:10
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Wazuh
Wazuh wazuh |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/cddf3fd16b0f945b28eb9c27714de3cc344e0926 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/35866 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.6 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta2 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-c3m6-fp2h-wmr4 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2026-08-19 17:18
Updated : 2026-10-26 11:10
NVD link : CVE-2026-44256
Mitre link : CVE-2026-44256
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44256
JSON object : View
Products Affected
wazuh
- wazuh
CWE
CWE-117
Improper Output Neutralization for Logs
