{"id":"CVE-2026-74044","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-74044","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…","details":"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.","published":"2026-08-18T18:19:33.907","modified":"2026-08-18T18:19:33.907","cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/36460","label":"wazuh/wazuh#36460"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/36460"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-f34r-fcjf-qx6j"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-path-traversal-arbitrary-directory-deletion-via-cluster-hello"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","NVD","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-18T18:19:33.907"}}