CVE-2026-74031

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. 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.

CVSS 4.0

7.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 43% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-22

Published

2026-10-13

Modified

2026-10-15

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8
• https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-w4qc-m4j4-6m9c
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-4.1.1-before-4.14.8-path-traversal-file-deletion-via-rule-decoder-delete-helpers
• https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-w4qc-m4j4-6m9c

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