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Wazuh 3.12.0 before 4.14.8 Heap Buffer Overflow in wazuh-analysisd FIM Decoder

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE List

Wazuh from 3.12.0 before 4.14.8 contains a heap buffer overflow in fim_generate_alert() where full_log is sized from input but written bounded by OS_MAXSTR. An enrolled agent can send a crafted FIM syscheck event to corrupt manager heap memory and deterministically crash wazuh-analysisd, causing a fleet-wide detection outage.

Products
wazuh-manager
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-74045
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 10:25 UTC · Revision 2

Source evidence

Wazuh 3.12.0 before 4.14.8 Heap Buffer Overflow in wazuh-analysisd FIM Decoder

core-cve · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC

Wazuh from 3.12.0 before 4.14.8 contains a heap buffer overflow in fim_generate_alert() where full_log is sized from input but written bounded by OS_MAXSTR. An enrolled agent can send a crafted FIM syscheck event to corrupt manager heap memory and deterministically crash wazuh-analysisd, causing a fleet-wide detection outage.

cve:CVE-2026-74045

wazuh-manager

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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