Multiple vulnerabilities affecting Wazuh
Wazuh is an open source security platform designed for threat detection and incident management. It can be deployed in cluster mode, where several nodes (servers) collaborate to ensure the scalability and resilience of the system.
Description
Technical context and vulnerability details
This solution is affected by several vulnerabilities labeled as follows: CVE-2026-25770: This vulnerability arises from a weakness in the wazuh-clusterd service, responsible for synchronization between cluster nodes. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow an authenticated attacker to overwrite the /var/ossec/etc/ossec.conf configuration file and execute arbitrary code remotely with root privileges. It is classified critical with a severity score of 9.1 according to CVSS v3.1. CVE-2026-25769: This vulnerability results from an insufficiency in the deserialization of unreliable data within the cluster communication protocol. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a malicious actor who has compromised a worker node to execute remote commands with root privileges on the master node. It is classified critical with a severity score of 9.1 according to CVSS v3.1. CVE-2026-25771: This vulnerability is caused by a blocking call in Wazuh API authentication, where a synchronous function performing input/output operations is executed in an asynchronous event loop. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow an unauthenticated malicious actor to flood the API with requests in order to cause a denial of service. It is classified as medium with a severity score of 5.3 according to CVSS v3.1. CVE-2026-25772: This vulnerability results from a buffer size calculation error in the wdb database synchronization module. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow an attacker to cause a stack-based buffer overflow, potentially leading to a denial of service or potentially remote code execution. It is classified as medium with a severity score of 4.9 according to CVSS v3.1. CVE-2026-25790: This vulnerability arises from insecure use of the sprintf function in the Security Configuration Assessment (SCA) decoder. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow an attacker to send a crafted JSON event to cause a stack-based buffer overflow, potentially leading to a denial of service or remote code execution. It is classified as medium with a severity score of 4.9 according to CVSS v3.1.
Potential Risks & Impact
Potential consequences upon exploitation
- Privilege escalation;
- Breach of confidentiality and availability of data;
- Compromise of system integrity;
- Denial of service;
- Remote Arbitrary Code Execution;
Affected systems
Products, components and targeted versions
- CVE-2026-25770, CVE-2026-25769, CVE-2026-25790: Wazuh versions from 3.9.0 to 4.14.2;
- CVE-2026-25771: Wazuh versions from 4.3.0 to 4.14.2;
- CVE-2026-25772: Wazuh versions from 4.4.0 to 4.14.2;
Recommended Remediations & Actions
Immediate actions and recommended mitigations
- Limit access to the wazuh-clusterd service to trusted nodes only;
- Update Wazuh to version 4.14.3 or later;
- Renew the cluster key and allocate all tokens/API keys following the update;
Sources & External Links
Vendor security advisories and documentation
- https://cti.wazuh.com/vulnerabilities/cves/CVE-2026-25770
- https://cti.wazuh.com/vulnerabilities/cves/CVE-2026-25772
- https://cti.wazuh.com/vulnerabilities/cves/CVE-2026-25771
- https://cti.wazuh.com/vulnerabilities/cves/CVE-2026-25790
- https://cti.wazuh.com/vulnerabilities/cves/CVE-2026-25769
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25770
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25769
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25771
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25772
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25790
Advisory Specifications
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