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-beta3, cluster.unmerge_info() in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/cluster.py constructs paths from peer-controlled merge_type and name values in a merged synchronization archive. process_files_from_worker() in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/master.py does not adequately confine the resulting path to the declared cluster item directory. A cluster peer holding the shared Fernet key can use traversal in files_metadata.json or a merged-file header to write files such as /var/ossec/etc/ossec.conf. Replacing ossec.conf can configure root-executed commands and lead to code execution when Wazuh services reload. This issue is fixed in versions 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta3.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 6
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/88fc89fdfb1bf37b9d826e9c281a3d22655733de Patch
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/36204 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.6 Patch, Release Notes
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta3 Patch, Release Notes
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-gh4h-fx78-q8xc Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-gh4h-fx78-q8xc Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.1 · wazuhNVD modified 2026-10-26 11:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 3
cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 6
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/88fc89fdfb1bf37b9d826e9c281a3d22655733de Patch
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/36204 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.6 Patch, Release Notes
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta3 Patch, Release Notes
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-gh4h-fx78-q8xc Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-gh4h-fx78-q8xc Exploit, Vendor Advisory