CVE-2026-112340
Wazuh 4.9.0 before 4.14.9 Authorization Header Override via /api/request
Wazuh dashboard plugins from 4.9.0 before 4.14.9 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated dashboard users to override the Manager API Authorization header via the /api/request proxy endpoint. Attackers can supply nested body.headers.Authorization values that replace the server-side session Bearer token, letting them act as another Manager API identity or send unauthenticated upstream requests.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.8
Wazuh 4.9.0 before 4.14.9 Authorization Header Override via /api/request
Wazuh dashboard plugins from 4.9.0 before 4.14.9 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated dashboard users to override the Manager API Authorization header via the /api/request proxy endpoint. Attackers can supply nested body.headers.Authorization values that replace the server-side session Bearer token, letting them act as another Manager API identity or send unauthenticated upstream requests.
- Record
CVE-2026-112340- CVSS 4.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-118283
8.8
Wazuh dashboard plugins from 4.9.0 before 4.14.9 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated dashboard users to override the Manager API Authorization header via the /api/request proxy endpoint. Attackers can supply nested body.headers.Authorization values that replace the server-side session Bearer token, letting them act as another Manager API identity or send unauthenticated upstream requests.
- Record
EUVD-2026-118283- CVSS 4.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-06
NVD
8.8
Wazuh dashboard plugins from 4.9.0 before 4.14.9 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated dashboard users to override the Manager API Authorization header via the /api/request proxy endpoint. Attackers can supply nested body.headers.Authorization values that replace the server-side session Bearer token, letting them act as another Manager API identity or send unauthenticated upstream requests.
- Record
CVE-2026-112340- CVSS 4.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
OSV
8.8
Wazuh 4.9.0 before 4.14.9 Authorization Header Override via /api/request
Wazuh dashboard plugins from 4.9.0 before 4.14.9 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated dashboard users to override the Manager API Authorization header via the /api/request proxy endpoint. Attackers can supply nested body.headers.Authorization values that replace the server-side session Bearer token, letting them act as another Manager API identity or send unauthenticated upstream requests.
- Record
CVE-2026-112340- CVSS 4.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-08
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| references | OSV | |
| aliases, references | NVD, OSV | |
| references | CVE List, EUVD, NVD | |
| cwes, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-112340 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Wazuh Wazuh-dashboard-plugins, published November 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-7rvv-9467-96mc
github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.9
vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-4.9.0-before-4.14.9-authorization-header-override-via-api-request
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/112xxx/CVE-2026-112340.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112340
github.com/wazuh/wazuh-dashboard-plugins