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Public proof of concept

CVE-2021-26814

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2021-03-06
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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Description

Wazuh API in Wazuh from 4.0.0 to 4.0.3 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges via /manager/files URI. An authenticated user to the service may exploit incomplete input validation on the /manager/files API to inject arbitrary code within the API service script.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-03-0602:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-26814?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-26814?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Wazuh
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.0≥ 4.0.0, ≤ 4.0.3no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
3 repositories, unverifiedWickdDavid/CVE-2021-26814CYS4srl/CVE-2021-26814paolorabbito/Internet-Security-Project---CVE-2021-26814
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-22read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score8.7 %2026-10-22
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept3read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2021-03-06
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-26814?

Wazuh API in Wazuh from 4.0.0 to 4.0.3 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges via /manager/files URI. An authenticated user to the service may exploit incomplete input validation on the /manager/files API to inject arbitrary code within the API service script.

Is CVE-2021-26814 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-26814 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 8.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-26814?

CVE-2021-26814 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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