CVE-2026-44251
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Wazuh to escalate their privileges, carry out a Denial of Service attack, disclose information, and bypass security precautions.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities can be exploited to escalate privileges, carry out a Denial of Service attack, disclose information, and bypass security precautions.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Wazuh are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is high urgency due to the potential for significant security breaches.
- Action
- Apply the latest patches for Wazuh immediately.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.36% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 29% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (2)
- 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
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