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TI-2026-32776 Aliases CVE-2026-44901

Wazuh Cluster DAPI Protocol Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority HIGH 72CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.0.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2, AffectedItemsWazuhResult.merge() in framework/wazuh/core/results.py trusts the sort_casting field in a cluster worker's JSON response. During a distributed API merge, attacker-controlled type names are resolved through Python builtins without an allowlist. A compromised worker can set sort_casting to exec and place Python source in affected_items, causing the master to execute the payload as root when responses from multiple nodes are merged. This issue is fixed in versions 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00745 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed wazuh (wazuh): 4.14.6, 5.0.0-beta2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Wazuhwazuh4.0.0 to before 4.14.6; 5.0.0-beta1 to before 5.0.0-beta24.14.6, 5.0.0-beta2Patch availableCNA
  • wazuh VendorWazuh Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.14.6; 5.0.0-beta1 to before 5.0.0-beta2 Fixed in 4.14.6, 5.0.0-beta2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 to before 4.14.6VulnerableWazuh
cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 beta1VulnerableWazuh
cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 beta2VulnerableWazuh
  • cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 to before 4.14.6 Vulnerable ·Wazuh
  • cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Wazuh
  • cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Wazuh

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA wazuh (wazuh) Fixed in 4.14.6, 5.0.0-beta2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44901

References

Exploit 1

Patch 4

  • TI-2025-17783 Remote code execution in Wazuh server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-23722 Path traversal in wazuh CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2024-01157 Remote code execution and local privilege escalation in Wazuh Windows agent via NetNTLMv2 hash theft CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
  • TI-2026-22556 Wazuh: Pre-auth stack-based buffer overflow in wazuh-remoted print_hex_string() due to signed char promotion on x86_64 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-35598 Wazuh: cluster peer can read arbitrary master files and forge offline REST API… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-35467 Wazuh: merged-file header path traversal in cluster sync allows arbitrary file write under WAZUH_PATH in Wazuh manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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