01 Record
CVE-2026-74039
Wazuh 4.0.0 < 4.14.7 API DoS via Deeply Nested JSON auth_context
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: VulnCheck
CNA base score7.1 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
Wazuh 4.0.0 < 4.14.7 API DoS via Deeply Nested JSON auth_context
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 46.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-22.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-18 17:26Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-01 15:20Z28 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-14
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 76e630b58f9eef537c9be8ddbebe3ad58c640d8fa32fa639393798ed51d2397a
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-5vh8-34r8-q74q)https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-5vh8-34r8-q74q
- github.comPull Requesthttps://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/37034
- www.vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-api-dos-via-deeply-nested-json-auth-context
07 Remediation
Upgrade the affected package to 4.14.7 or later.