High
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 sourcePublished 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
{
"id": "d6b448cbf11d49feedf2a78dd10d6cdaa9eb1be42f73873546854162bafb788d",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74045",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
"kind": "advisory",
"title": "Wazuh 3.12.0 before 4.14.8 Heap Buffer Overflow in wazuh-analysisd FIM Decoder",
"summary": "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.",
"evidence": "cve:CVE-2026-74045",
"products": [
{
"name": {
"value": "wazuh-manager",
"evidence": "/containers/cna/affected/0/product"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": []
}
],
"severity": "high",
"structured": {
"id": "CVE-2026-74045",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-74045"
],
"metrics": [
{
"format": "CVSS",
"cvssV4_0": {
"version": "4.0",
"baseScore": 7.1,
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackRequirements": "NONE",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"subIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
"vulnIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
"subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
"vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE"
}
},
{
"format": "CVSS",
"cvssV3_1": {
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"version": "3.1",
"baseScore": 7.1,
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE"
}
}
],
"affected": [
{
"repo": "https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh",
"vendor": "Wazuh",
"product": "wazuh-manager",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "3.12.0",
"lessThan": "4.14.8",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "4.14.8",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:github/wazuh/wazuh",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
],
"modified": "2026-10-26T14:15:49.460Z",
"provider": "cve",
"references": [
"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-gc4j-j9fg-4cfr",
"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8",
"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-3.12.0-before-4.14.8-heap-buffer-overflow-in-wazuh-analysisd-fim-decoder"
],
"provider_metadata": {
"adp": [
{
"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment",
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"type": "ssvc",
"content": {
"id": "CVE-2026-74045",
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"options": [
{
"Exploitation": "poc"
},
{
"Automatable": "no"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "partial"
}
],
"version": "2.0.3",
"timestamp": "2026-10-13T13:47:37.998500Z"
}
}
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-gc4j-j9fg-4cfr",
"tags": [
"exploit"
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"shortName": "CISA-ADP",
"dateUpdated": "2026-10-13T13:47:59.978Z"
}
}
],
"cna": {
"orgId": "83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10",
"shortName": "VulnCheck",
"dateUpdated": "2026-10-26T14:15:49.460Z"
}
}
},
"related_cves": [
{
"value": "CVE-2026-74045",
"evidence": "/cveMetadata/cveId"
}
],
"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": "/containers/cna/metrics"
},
"source_id": "core-cve",
"document_id": 311546,
"published_at": "2026-10-13T13:27:32.515+00:00"
}