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TI-2026-71747 Aliases CVE-2026-74047

Wazuh manager exposes enrollment password to read-only users

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Wazuh from 4.0.0 before 4.14.8 exposes the plaintext authd.pass enrollment password through the unmasked agent configuration endpoint. A low-privileged user with agent:read, including the default readonly role, can request the auth component configuration for pseudo-agent ID 000 to obtain the secret and enroll rogue agents against the manager. The flaw is classified as CWE-200.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

Description from the CNA

Wazuh from 4.0.0 before 4.14.8 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows low-privileged users with agent:read to retrieve the plaintext authd.pass enrollment password via the unmasked agent configuration endpoint. Attackers holding the default readonly role can request the auth component configuration for pseudo-agent ID 000 to obtain the secret and enroll rogue agents against the manager.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00325 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed wazuh-manager (Wazuh): 4.14.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Wazuhwazuh-manager4.0.0 to before 4.14.84.14.8Patch availableCNA
  • wazuh-manager VendorWazuh Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.14.8 Fixed in 4.14.8 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Wazuh
  • cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Wazuh

Remediation

Upgrade wazuh-manager to version 4.14.8. The sources do not list a vendor advisory for this fix.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

  • Fix · CNA wazuh-manager (Wazuh) Fixed in 4.14.8

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    wazuh-manager 4.14.8

    13 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 5 HIGH, 6 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71739 Missing origin check in Wazuh manager allows arbitrary file readPriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2026-71743 Arbitrary file overwrite in Wazuh manager enables root code executionPriority HIGH 76
    • TI-2026-71742 Session invalidation bypass in Wazuh manager token checkPriority HIGH 72
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74047
  2. 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  3. 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-18 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-17783 Remote code execution in Wazuh server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-47604 Wazuh GitHub Actions Shell Injection via Fork Pull Request CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-71739 Missing origin check in Wazuh manager allows arbitrary file read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-71743 Arbitrary file overwrite in Wazuh manager enables root code execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • 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
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Sources

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