8.6

CVE-2026-74036: wazuh wazuh-agent Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 8.6v4.0HighAwaiting analysis
Published 13-10-2026Last modified 13-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-74036 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in wazuh wazuh-agent. EPSS estimates a 0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.83%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Wazuh from 4.3.0 before 4.14.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability where SCA policy trust is determined by file path rather than configuration source. Attackers controlling a manager can write unsigned policy files to var/incoming via the upgrade channel and reference them to execute command checks as root on agents.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.83%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

14-10-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.83%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wazuh1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links