Critical CVE-2026-74041 in Wazuh Manager fixed in 4.14.8
Wazuh Manager 4.14.3 through 4.14.7 contains a critical flaw, CVE-2026-74041: a user with manager:update_config can reach root command execution via a case-sensitivity mismatch between the ossec.conf validator and wazuh-logcollector. The fix ships in 4.14.8; INCIBE-CERT published advisory INCIBE-2026-753 on 16 October 2026.
- Affected: Wazuh Manager 4.14.3 through 4.14.7 inclusive
- Exploitation needs manager:update_config and a config reload
- Fixed in version 4.14.8, rated critical
- No in-the-wild exploitation recorded at publication
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