CVE-2026-74038: Wazuh 4.0.0 before 4.14.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to…
CVE-2026-74038 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.1 · Published 2026-08-18
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.
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-74038 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-74038?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 18 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Wazuh. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-74038?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-74038?
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