{"id":"CVE-2026-74031","title":"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","summary":"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. Attacke…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-22"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-13","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-13T14:17:39.633","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74031","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-w4qc-m4j4-6m9c","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-4.1.1-before-4.14.8-path-traversal-file-deletion-via-rule-decoder-delete-helpers","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-w4qc-m4j4-6m9c","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T14:29:01.859Z","slug":"CVE-2026-74031","body":"## Overview\n\nWazuh 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}