CVE-2026-74031 PUBLISHED

Wazuh 4.1.1 before 4.14.8 Path Traversal File Deletion via Rule/Decoder Delete Helpers

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 14.08.2026 Published: 13.10.2026 Updated: 13.10.2026

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.

CVSS Vector: 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
CVSS Score: 7

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	High	Availability	None
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 6.5

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	None
Privileges Required	High	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Wazuh
Product	wazuh-manager
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 4.1.1 to 4.14.8 (excl.) Version 4.14.8 is unaffected

Credits

namd0ng reporter
vikman90 finder

References

Problem Types

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE