Wazuh up to 4.14.7 SCA code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wazuh up to 4.14.7 and classified as very critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component SCA. The manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-74036. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Wazuh up to 4.14.7. Affected is an unknown code of the component SCA. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Wazuh from 4.3.0 before 4.14.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability where SCA policy trust is determined by file path rather than configuration source. Attackers controlling a manager can write unsigned policy files to var/incoming via the upgrade channel and reference them to execute command checks as root on agents.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-74036 since 08/14/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/13/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 4.14.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 8.7
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wazuh 4.14.8

Timelineinfo

08/14/2026 CVE reserved
10/13/2026 +60 days Advisory disclosed
10/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-74036 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-74036
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-417666

Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2026 16:02
Changes: 10/13/2026 16:02 (75)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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