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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2026-44255 EUVD-2026-62558

Wazuh: Username Enumeration via Timing Side-Channel

Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.0.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2, AuthenticationManager.check_user() in framework/wazuh/rbac/orm.py performs check_password_hash() only when the supplied username exists. A nonexistent username returns immediately, while a valid username causes an expensive bcrypt calculation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can compare authentication response times to enumerate valid Wazuh usernames and use that information in subsequent credential attacks. This issue is fixed in versions 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
wazuh wazuh >= 4.0.0, < 4.14.6, >= 5.0.0-beta1, < 5.0.0-beta2 —

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