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CVE-2026-44252

CVE-2026-44252HIGH

Wazuh Manager dapi RBAC Bypass Allows Privilege Escalation

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   P   L   N   H   H   H    7.7   .0054   43.7     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions              Fixed
  wazuh    >= 4.0.0, < 4.14.5 –  —

TIMELINE
  May 5   Reserved by GitHub_M
  Aug 19  Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
  Sep 18  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-44252 (wazuh). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-863 · CNA: GitHub_M · CVSS v4.0 · 5 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.0.0 until 4.14.5, Wazuh Manager allows a low-privilege read-only API user with manager:read permission to retrieve the cluster key from the element in ossec.conf through GET /manager/configuration?raw=true. An attacker with network access to TCP port 1516 can use the disclosed Fernet key to impersonate a cluster worker and submit distributed API requests containing attacker-controlled rbac_permissions with rbac_mode set to black. Because the master trusts the worker-supplied authorization context, the attacker can create users, assign administrator roles, access credentials and API tokens, modify configuration, and execute actions across agents. This issue is fixed in version 4.14.5.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by GitHub_M
August 19, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
September 18, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-44252 (wazuh). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
wazuh	wazuh	—	>= 4.0.0, < 4.14.5	—

Weaknesses

CWE-863

References (5)

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/b3459f5663702aea14e91330a7a6912081fed2eb [Patch]
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/35307 [Issue Tracking, Patch]
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.5 [Patch, Release Notes]
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta3 [Patch, Release Notes]
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-34fx-c2xw-xcpg [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-44252 at cve.org

Vendors: wazuh

Weaknesses: CWE-863

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