CVE-2026-74044: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Wazuh wazuh-manager
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. 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.
CVE-2026-74044: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Wazuh wazuh-manager
Description
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. 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.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.0high
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-14T14:06:40.513Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a849b61c6e8be03328d7585
Added to database: 08/18/2026, 17:50:25 UTC
Last updated: 08/18/2026, 17:50:25 UTC
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