Vulnerability in wazuh-agent

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Public proof-of-concept exploit exists (CISA SSVC)

[ Description ]Official description

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.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories

• BSI CERT-Bund12 Oct 2026WID-SEC-2026-3878

  Wazuh: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German

  CVE-2026-74034CVE-2026-74045CVE-2026-74035+12 more CVEs

[ References ]References

• github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8
• github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-qmhg-366r-jjfp
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-4.3.0-before-4.14.8-remote-code-execution-via-sca-co…