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Wazuh 4.0.0 before 4.14.8 API Brute-Force Protection Bypass via Race Condition

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

Wazuh from 4.0.0 before 4.14.8 contains a race condition in API login throttling that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass max_login_attempts by sending concurrent requests. Attackers can fire concurrent login bursts to the authenticate and run_as endpoints, each passing the block check before failures are counted, enabling unlimited password guessing.

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CVE-2026-93346

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-93346

wazuh-manager

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "repo": "https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh",
    "vendor": "Wazuh",
    "product": "wazuh-manager",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "4.0.0",
        "lessThan": "4.14.8",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "4.14.8",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/wazuh/wazuh",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-93346

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

medium

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#34474 · Revision 1
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