CVE-2026-48024 (GCVE-0-2026-48024)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-19 16:14 – Updated: 2026-08-21 19:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Wazuh: merged-file header path traversal in cluster sync allows arbitrary file write under WAZUH_PATH in Wazuh manager
Summary
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.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-21 19:39 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisorie… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/36204 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/88fc89fdfb1… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.6 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
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