CVE-2026-74040

critical

Description

Wazuh versions from 3.9.0 before 4.14.8 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in MasterHandler.process_files_from_worker allowing a cluster worker to overwrite protected master files. Attackers controlling a worker can use a trailing-slash basename bypass and missing extra_valid enforcement to overwrite ossec.conf and agent.conf, achieving root remote code execution across the manager and every agent.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-3.9.0-before-4.14.8-arbitrary-file-overwrite-rce-via-process-files-from-worker

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-88p6-7cm8-xwj8

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-98676

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-13

Updated: 2026-10-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

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

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 9.4

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00552