CVE-2026-28220: Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. Prior to version 4.14.5, issues in the Cluster Distributed API (DAPI) handling allow a
Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. Prior to version 4.14.5, issues in the Cluster Distributed API (DAPI) handling allow a cluster peer, or any actor able to authenticate to the cluster channel using the shared cluster key, to make the master node deserialize an attacker-controlled callable and execute it under an attacker-controlled RBAC context. The cluster code in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/common.py deserializes JSON with as_wazuh_object(), which resolves any callable whose top-level package is wazuh or api (an overly broad allowlist controlled only by ALLOWED_CALLABLES_PACKAGES), and DAPI requests handled in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/dapi/dapi.py accept a client-supplied rbac_permissions value that run_local() applies as the global RBAC context, so supplying an rbac_mode of black causes authorization checks for expose_resources-protected functions to pass without any legitimate permission assignment. Combined, these allow privileged administrative actions on the master node such as arbitrary file writes under WAZUH_PATH, creation of new API users, and tampering with security.yaml, and can be chained into full manager compromise. This issue has been fixed in version 4.14.5.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28220
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-282200.40% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 32% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-28220 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- high[NEW] [high] Wazuh: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
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A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalCVE-2026-67308: Wazuh workflows before 44bf114 contain a shell injection vulnerability in GitHub Actions that …nvd · 2026-08-01
- mediumCVE-2026-67307: Wazuh 5.0.0-beta1 (fixed in 5.0.0-beta3) does not validate or override the cluster_name and cl…nvd · 2026-08-01
- high[NEW] [high] Wazuh: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-21
- mediumCVE-2026-44251: Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. …nvd · 2026-07-17
- mediumCVE-2026-40106: Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. …nvd · 2026-07-17
- highCVE-2026-39359: Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. …nvd · 2026-07-17
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