VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-26814

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability8.75%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-03-06

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory