{"id":"CVE-2026-74035","revision":"ba472a40ccaf4ced9b1d6931b6333551","records":[{"revision":"ba472a40ccaf4ced9b1d6931b6333551","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-74035","aliases":[],"title":"Wazuh 4.6.0 before 4.14.8 Authentication Bypass via Empty Password in update_user","description":"Wazuh versions from 4.6.0 before 4.14.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability where security.update_user places the reserved user guard and password policy inside a falsy truthiness check. A delegated user administrator can send an empty password to the user update endpoint, bypassing the reserved user guard to take over the wazuh superuser account and authenticate with empty credentials.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-13T13:27:28.652+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-13T16:43:30.956+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"wazuh-manager","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"Wazuh\",\n                    \"product\": \"wazuh-manager\",\n                    \"packageURL\": \"pkg:github/wazuh/wazuh\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.6.0\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"4.14.8\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.14.8\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":8.6,"severity":"HIGH"},{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-27gv-q7q6-f5qh","https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-4.6.0-before-4.14.8-authentication-bypass-via-empty-password-in-update-user"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74035","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-74035","identifiers":["CVE-2026-74035"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}