Wazuh Manager up to 4.14.7 User Update Endpoint security.update_user password improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Wazuh Manager up to 4.14.7. This issue affects the function security.update_user of the component User Update Endpoint. This manipulation of the argument Password causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-74035. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wazuh Manager up to 4.14.7 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function security.update_user of the component User Update Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument password with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Wazuh versions from 4.6.0 before 4.14.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability where security.update_user places the reserved user guard and password policy inside a falsy truthiness check. A delegated user administrator can send an empty password to the user update endpoint, bypassing the reserved user guard to take over the wazuh superuser account and authenticate with empty credentials.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-74035 since 08/14/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/13/2026).

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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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Manager 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

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-74035 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-74035
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-417685

Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2026 16:10
Changes: 10/13/2026 16:10 (78)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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