{"id":"CVE-2026-74043","title":"Wazuh from 4.1.1 before 4.14.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in upload_list_file, upload_rule_file, and upload_decoder_file that allows malicious cluster workers to write files at arbitrary paths","summary":"Wazuh from 4.1.1 before 4.14.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in upload_list_file, upload_rule_file, and upload_decoder_file that allows malicious cluster workers to write files at arbitrary paths. Attackers holding the cluster …","severity":"critical","cvss":9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-22"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-13","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-13T17:17:45.533","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74043","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-cw26-jj8q-x7w5","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-4.1.1-before-4.14.8-path-traversal-via-cluster-upload-functions","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T14:29:01.863Z","slug":"CVE-2026-74043","body":"## Overview\n\nWazuh from 4.1.1 before 4.14.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in upload_list_file, upload_rule_file, and upload_decoder_file that allows malicious cluster workers to write files at arbitrary paths. Attackers holding the cluster key can send DistributedAPI requests with ../ sequences in filename, bypassing REST controller validation, to write files as the wazuh user.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":50,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":49.5,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}