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Heap buffer overflow in wazuh-authd

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Wazuh authd contains a heap-buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to cause memory corruption and malformed heap data by sending specially crafted input. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to trigger a denial of service condition, resulting in low impact on the availability of the authentication daemon.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-7340, CVE-2026-32984
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 16:36 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Heap buffer overflow in wazuh-authd

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Mar 2026, 15:02 UTC

Wazuh authd contains a heap-buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to cause memory corruption and malformed heap data by sending specially crafted input. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to trigger a denial of service condition, resulting in low impact on the availability of the authentication daemon.

osv:CVE-2026-32984
Complete source record
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