CVE-2026-74044CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-74044

Medium · published August 18, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Wazuh 4.0.0 before 4.14.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated cluster peers to delete arbitrary directory contents by supplying a traversal-shaped node name in the cluster hello payload without validation. Attackers holding a valid cluster Fernet key can craft a malicious node name and disconnect, triggering the master's peer cleanup routine to remove the contents of arbitrary directories within the Wazuh installation path writable by the wazuh user.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
7.0 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00603 · 48.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-08-18T22:19Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
wazuh/wazuh≥ 4.0.0, < 4.14.64.14.6
References (3)
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/36460 · [email protected]https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-f34r-fcjf-qx6j · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-path-traversal-arbitrary-directory-deletion-via-cluster-hello · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 AUG 17:26Z
    Wazuh 4.0.0 < 4.14.6 Path Traversal Arbitrary Directory Deletion via Cluster Hello
    cvelistv5