Missing TLS hostname verification in Wazuh fluent-forward module
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Wazuh from 3.9.0 before 4.14.9 does not verify the TLS hostname in the fluent-forward module's wm_fluent_ssl_ctx() function. A network attacker can impersonate the Fluentd collector by presenting any certificate that chains to the configured ca_file. An attacker who redirects the connection through DNS, ARP, or an on-path position can receive forwarded security telemetry and the shared_key_hexdigest, which can then be cracked offline (CWE-297).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Wazuh from 3.9.0 before 4.14.9 contains a missing TLS hostname verification vulnerability in the fluent-forward module's wm_fluent_ssl_ctx() that allows network attackers to impersonate the Fluentd collector by presenting any certificate chaining to the configured ca_file. Attackers who redirect the connection via DNS, ARP, or on-path positions can receive forwarded security telemetry and the shared_key_hexdigest for offline cracking.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Wazuh to version 4.14.9.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA wazuh (wazuh) Fixed in 4.14.9
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
wazuh 4.14.9
7 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 6 LOW
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Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112339
- 2026-11-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
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- TI-2026-23722 Path traversal in wazuh CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources
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