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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD9.4 Critical

CVE-2026-74040

Wazuh 3.9.0 before 4.14.8 Arbitrary File Overwrite RCE via process_files_from_worker

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Wazuh wazuh-manager

Default version status: unaffected

  • 3.9.0 to < 4.14.8affected
  • 4.14.8unaffected
pkg:github/wazuh/wazuh

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