CVE-2026-41424

Wazuh: Privilege Escalation via Admin-Protection Bypass in update-user API Endpoint

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: August 19, 2026 at 04:18 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 11:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWazuh

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.9.0 until 4.10.4 and 4.14.6, PUT /security/users/{user_id} in api/api/controllers/security_controller.py passes request.get("user") instead of request.context['token_info']['sub'] as current_user. remove_nones_to_dict() removes the resulting None value, so the reserved-account protection in framework/wazuh/security.py cannot verify who is making the request. An authenticated user with the users_admin role can overwrite the password of protected administrator accounts with user IDs at or below 99, including the wazuh superuser, and gain full administrative control. This issue is fixed in versions 4.10.4 and 4.14.6.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.11.0 ≤ v < 4.14.64.9.0 ≤ v < 4.10.4
Affected range stops below 4.10.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.14.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (7)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-gj9h-8hmr-xjjr
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/35442
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/35469
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.10.4
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.6

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.2HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-863

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