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.
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Upgrade the affected package to 4.14.6 or later.
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Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Wazuh 4.0.0 < 4.14.6 Path Traversal Arbitrary Directory Deletion via Cluster Hello | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-18T17:26:50.810Z
Reserved: 2026-08-14T14:06:40.513Z
Link: CVE-2026-74044
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-18T18:19:33.907
Modified: 2026-08-18T18:19:33.907
Link: CVE-2026-74044
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Updated: 2026-08-18T18:30:16Z
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