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CVE-2026-74043: wazuh wazuh-manager Path Traversal

CVSS: 9.0v3.1CriticalAwaiting analysis
Published 13-10-2026Last modified 13-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-74043 is a critical (CVSS 9.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in wazuh wazuh-manager. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Wazuh from 4.1.1 before 4.14.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in upload_list_file, upload_rule_file, and upload_decoder_file that allows malicious cluster workers to write files at arbitrary paths. Attackers holding the cluster key can send DistributedAPI requests with ../ sequences in filename, bypassing REST controller validation, to write files as the wazuh user.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

14-10-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wazuh1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links