{"id":"CVE-2026-48024","title":"Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response","summary":"Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.0.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta3, cluster.unmerge_info() in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/cluster.py constructs paths from peer-controlle…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"wazuh","product":"wazuh","affected":["wazuh >= 4.0.0, < 4.14.6","wazuh = 5.0.0"],"patched":["wazuh 4.14.6"],"published":"2026-08-19","updated":"2026-09-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-15T19:25:16.253","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48024","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/88fc89fdfb1bf37b9d826e9c281a3d22655733de","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/36204","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.6","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta3","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-gh4h-fx78-q8xc","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-gh4h-fx78-q8xc","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00717,"epssPercentile":0.51941,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-09T21:22:45.540Z","slug":"CVE-2026-48024","body":"## Overview\n\nWazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.0.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta3, cluster.unmerge_info() in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/cluster.py constructs paths from peer-controlled merge_type and name values in a merged synchronization archive. process_files_from_worker() in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/master.py does not adequately confine the resulting path to the declared cluster item directory. A cluster peer holding the shared Fernet key can use traversal in files_metadata.json or a merged-file header to write files such as /var/ossec/etc/ossec.conf. Replacing ossec.conf can configure root-executed commands and lead to code execution when Wazuh services reload. This issue is fixed in versions 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta3.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `wazuh >= 4.0.0, < 4.14.6`\n- `wazuh = 5.0.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `wazuh 4.14.6`","depth":"midnight","depthScore":50,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":50.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}