{"id":"CVE-2026-74044","title":"Wazuh 4.0.0 before 4.14.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated cluster peers to delete arbitrary directory contents by supplying a traversal-shaped node name in the cluster hello payload without validation","summary":"Wazuh 4.0.0 before 4.14.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated cluster peers to delete arbitrary directory contents by supplying a traversal-shaped node name in the cluster hello payload without validation. A…","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"],"vendor":"wazuh","product":"wazuh","affected":["wazuh >= 4.0.0, < 4.14.6"],"patched":["wazuh 4.14.6"],"published":"2026-08-18","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T20:26:06.820","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74044","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/36460","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-f34r-fcjf-qx6j","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-path-traversal-arbitrary-directory-deletion-via-cluster-hello","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00603,"epssPercentile":0.46511,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T21:11:12.282Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-08-20T13:47:28.717672Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-74044","body":"## Overview\n\nWazuh 4.0.0 before 4.14.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated cluster peers to delete arbitrary directory contents by supplying a traversal-shaped node name in the cluster hello payload without validation. Attackers holding a valid cluster Fernet key can craft a malicious node name and disconnect, triggering the master's peer cleanup routine to remove the contents of arbitrary directories within the Wazuh installation path writable by the wazuh user.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `wazuh >= 4.0.0, < 4.14.6`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `wazuh 4.14.6`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}