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, DistributedAPI.send_tmp_file() in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/dapi/dapi.py joins an attacker-controlled tmp_file value to WAZUH_PATH without canonicalization or confinement. A cluster peer holding the shared Fernet key can use traversal or an absolute path to make the master return any readable file over the cluster channel. Reading /var/ossec/api/configuration/security/private_key.pem allows the peer to forge administrator REST API tokens offline and then exercise administrative privileges without creating an account. This issue is fixed in versions 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta3.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/de1eeedbe336744934be4e20d87d84a76e438cee | Patch |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/36246 | 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-r6f5-h662-8ffc | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-r6f5-h662-8ffc | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
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Information
Published : 2026-08-19 17:18
Updated : 2026-09-15 19:24
NVD link : CVE-2026-48162
Mitre link : CVE-2026-48162
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48162
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Products Affected
wazuh
- wazuh
CWE
CWE-73
External Control of File Name or Path
