CVE-2026-41424
Auth users with users_admin can reset protected admin passwords, gaining full admin access.
Is CVE-2026-41424 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-41424 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-41424?
CVE-2026-41424 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.2. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-41424?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-41424. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-41424 affect?
CVE-2026-41424 affects Wazuh Manager/Platform 4.9.0–4.10.3, Wazuh 4.14.0–4.14.5. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-41424?
Upgrade to Wazuh 4.10.4 or 4.14.6 immediately
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated users with users_admin can overwrite passwords of reserved admin accounts (IDs ≤99), including superuser, achieving full administrative control.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 4.9.0 and < 4.10.4
- affected>= 4.11.0 and < 4.14.6
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.