CVE-2026-44901

Wazuh Cluster DAPI Protocol Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: Aug 19, 2026Updated: Sep 15, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-502

8.4HIGH

Description

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.0.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2, AffectedItemsWazuhResult.merge() in framework/wazuh/core/results.py trusts the sort_casting field in a cluster worker's JSON response. During a distributed API merge, attacker-controlled type names are resolved through Python builtins without an allowlist. A compromised worker can set sort_casting to exec and place Python source in affected_items, causing the master to execute the payload as root when responses from multiple nodes are merged. This issue is fixed in versions 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:AAttack Vector

Adjacent

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:HPrivileges Required

High

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-502

Affected Products

wazuh

oss-projectaka wazuh-manager, wazuh agent

wazuhMixed

Security Products / siem-soar

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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3 techniques

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References

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-8c6v-7g3w-prrq

github.com

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/35757

github.com

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/b29849f8abb08d78f257e6106b6111a8a1b0e621

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