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Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-46343Wazuh: Arbitrary File Deletion via Cluster Protocol – Incomplete Path Validation in end_receiving_file()

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in wazuh from wazuh. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.0.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2, WazuhCommon.end_receiving_file() in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/common.py allows a cluster-authenticated node to delete files outside WAZUH_PATH. A syn_i_w_m_e request with an unknown task_id reaches the cleanup branch, where an attacker-controlled filename is passed to os.path.join without canonicalization or confinement. Absolute paths and traversal sequences can therefore target files such as ossec.conf, jwt_secret.json, TLS certificates, and ruleset files that are accessible to the Wazuh manager process. Deletion can disable the manager, invalidate API tokens, or disrupt cluster and API connectivity. This issue is fixed in versions 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
wazuh wazuh >= 4.0.0, < 4.14.6>= 5.0.0-beta1, < 5.0.0-beta2

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

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