Path Traversal in Wazuh
CVE-2021-26814
Wazuh API in Wazuh from 4.0.0 to 4.0.3 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges via /manager/files URI. An authenticated user to the service may exploit incomplete input validation on the /manager/files API to inject arbitrary code within the API service script.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.087 (95.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.087 · newest: 0.087 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- documentation.wazuh.com/4.0/release-notes/release_4_0_4.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.0.4 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-26814?
- CVE-2021-26814 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wazuh, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2021-26814?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-26814 known to be exploited?
- 27 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.