CVE-2026-74044

MEDIUM 6.5

Wazuh 4.0.0 < 4.14.6 Path Traversal Arbitrary Directory Deletion via Cluster Hello

CVSS Score

6.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-22
Vendor	wazuh
Product	wazuh-manager
Published	Aug 18, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Wazuh / wazuh-manager

4.0.0 < 4.14.6

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-f34r-fcjf-qx6j github.com: https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/36460 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-path-traversal-arbitrary-directory-deletion-via-cluster-hello

Credits

🔍 moltenbit vikman90