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CVE-2026-74031 Details

Description

Wazuh from 4.1.1 before 4.14.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the delete_rule_file and delete_decoder_file helpers that allows malicious cluster workers to delete arbitrary files via an unvalidated filename parameter. Attackers holding the cluster key can invoke these helpers through DistributedAPI with traversal sequences to delete ossec.conf, client.keys, or rules as the wazuh user.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-w4qc-m4j4-6m9c CISA-ADP
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8 [email protected]
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-w4qc-m4j4-6m9c [email protected]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-4.1.1-before-4.14.8-path-traversal-file-deletion-via-rule-decoder-delete-helpers [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

No affected product data is available for this CVE.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-74031
NVD Published Date:
Oct 13, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Oct 15, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-74031 Details - Not Deferred