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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 43th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 0.5% on 14 October 2026 to 0.5% on 26 October 2026.
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.