CVE-2026-28220CWE-502

Wazuh cluster DAPI arbitrary callable deserialization and RBAC context injection allow a cluster peer to execute privileged functions on the master node

High · published July 20, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.4
EPSS
1%
Percentile
50.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00656 · 50.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2026-07-20T15:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 JUL 15:26Z
    Wazuh cluster DAPI arbitrary callable deserialization and RBAC context injection allow a cluster peer to execute privileged functions on the master node
    cvelistv5