CVE-2026-74038
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CVE-2026-74038 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Wazuh 4.0.0 before 4.14.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause denial of service by enrolling an agent with a dot-sequence name such as ".." through the enrollment port. Attackers exploit insufficient validation in OS_IsValidName() and unsafe path concatenation in delete_diff() to resolve the traversal to the parent queue directory, causing its subdirectories to be removed and stopping all Wazuh services requiring manual recovery.. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Wazuh 4.0.0 before 4.14.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause denial of service by enrolling an agent with a dot-sequence name such as ".." through the enrollment port. Attackers exploit insufficient validation in OS_IsValidName() and unsafe path concatenation in delete_diff() to resolve the traversal to the parent queue directory, causing its subdirectories to be removed and stopping all Wazuh services requiring manual recovery.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wazuh | Wazuh | >= 4.0.0, < 4.14.6 |
References
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/35833Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-573w-mqw4-jvmrExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-573w-mqw4-jvmrExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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