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.
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Published : 2026-08-19 17:18
Updated : 2026-09-09 21:19
NVD link : CVE-2026-44256
Mitre link : CVE-2026-44256
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44256
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CWE
CWE-117
Improper Output Neutralization for Logs
