CVE-2026-74040: Wazuh 3.9.0 before 4.14.8 Arbitrary File Overwrite RCE via process_files_from_worker
- Is it exploited?
Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.7%
EPSS score, percentile 53.7 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record lists exploitation as poc.
- How severe?
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS v4.0 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- from 3.9.0 to before 4.14.8
Unaffected 4.14.8
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.28, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 3.9.0 to before 4.14.8 |
| Unaffected | 4.14.8 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Versions the record lists as unaffected: 4.14.8.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
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…
Summary: CVE record, as of .
- CISA has not added CVE-2026-74040 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- The CVE record was published on 13 Oct 2026.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.4 (Critical), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.7% (percentile 53.7), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation poc, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.28, as of ; CVE List, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of . About the data.
Description
Wazuh 3.9.0 before 4.14.8 Arbitrary File Overwrite RCE via process_files_from_worker
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.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-862
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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Known exploited Wazuh vulnerabilities
- CVE-2025-24016: Wazuh Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability