Brute-force protection bypass via login counter race
Published Apr 29, 2026 · Updated Apr 29, 2026
Authentication rate-limit bypass in Wazuh 4.0.0 through 4.14.3 allows remote attackers to exceed password-guess limits via concurrent logins. The prevent_bruteforce_attack function checks and updates the shared ip_stats and ip_block collections without atomic synchronization, so parallel requests pass the limit check before their counters are updated. Exploitation requires network access to the server API and a valid username; it permits extra password guesses but does not itself disclose credentials or guarantee account access.
Summary
What happened
Authentication rate-limit bypass in Wazuh 4.0.0 through 4.14.3 allows remote attackers to exceed password-guess limits via concurrent logins. The prevent_bruteforce_attack function checks and updates the shared ip_stats and ip_block collections without atomic synchronization, so parallel requests pass the limit check before their counters are updated. Exploitation requires network access to the server API and a valid username; it permits extra password guesses but does not itself disclose credentials or guarantee account access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-26206
- Published
- Apr 29, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Vendor
- Wazuh
- Product
- Wazuh
- Classifications
- CWE-362, CWE-367, CWE-307, T1110.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=>= 4.0.0, < 4.14.4
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- Concurrent authentication burst proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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