Authorization Flaw in Wazuh (CVE-2026-41424)
Summary
Vulnerability in Wazuh (CVE-2026-41424). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via PUT /security/users/{user_id}.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.9.0 until 4.10.4 and 4.14.6, PUT /security/users/{user_id} in api/api/controllers/security_controller.py passes request.get("user") instead of request.context['token_info']['sub'] as current_user. remove_nones_to_dict() removes the resulting None value, so the reserved-account protection in framework/wazuh/security.py cannot verify who is making the request. An authenticated user with the users_admin role can overwrite the password of protected administrator accounts with user IDs at or below 99, including the wazuh superuser, and gain full administrative control. This issue is fixed in versions 4.10.4 and 4.14.6.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-41424 has been found in Wazuh.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like PUT /security/users/{user_id} over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 8.2/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Wazuh CVE-2026-41424" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-41424 (Wazuh) — CWE-863 / CVSS v3 8.2
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: PUT /security/users/{user_id}
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Incorrect authorization (CWE-863) exists in Wazuh. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via PUT /security/users/{user_id}.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Wazuh. Attack surface: PUT /security/users/{user_id}.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.2/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual PUT /security/users/{user_id} requests with malformed payloads or SQL meta-characters. Run grep -r 'Wazuh' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Wazuh' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Wazuhを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Hunt for indicators of compromise detect
grep 'PUT /security/users/{user_id}' /var/log/nginx/access.log | grep -E '(unusual_payload|sqli_pattern)'アクセスログで
PUT /security/users/{user_id}への異常なリクエスト (不正な認証ヘッダ・SQLメタ文字)を過去 30〜90日分捜索。WAF/SIEM があれば該当パスのアラート発火履歴を確認。 -
3Post-deployment verification verify
Replay attack against PUT /security/users/{user_id} on staging to confirm patch closes the vectorパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 2 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- patch github.com
- patch github.com
- patch github.com
- patch github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com