Wazuh : size_t underflow in msgs.c ReadSecMSG causes wazuh-remoted DoS and potential heap overflow via crafted agent message

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  "id": "30a52236a1742ef99dbe373f2726c22400196bdd9d90b2feb9968ad8daeeec76",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44251",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Wazuh : size_t underflow in msgs.c ReadSecMSG causes wazuh-remoted DoS and potential heap overflow via crafted agent message",
    "summary": "Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. In versions 3.0.0 and above, prior to 4.14.5, a size_t integer underflow in os_crypto/shared/msgs.c:389 allows any enrolled Wazuh agent to crash the wazuh-remoted process on the manager, immediately disconnecting all agents from the manager. A second code path reached by the same underflow may allow heap memory corruption. This issue has been fixed in version 4.14.5.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-44251",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2026-44251",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2026-44251",
        "GHSA-jv5r-5p7c-g9fq"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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              "repo": "https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh",
              "type": "GIT",
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              "database_specific": {
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                      {
                        "introduced": "3.0.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "4.14.5"
                      }
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                    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                    "strategy": "StringRangeExpression"
                  },
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "introduced": "3.0.0"
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                        "fixed": "4.14.5"
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-44251.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:22.253072626Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44251.json",
        "https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-jv5r-5p7c-g9fq",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44251"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-122",
          "CWE-191"
        ],
        "cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44251.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-44251",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 488683,
  "published_at": "2026-07-17T00:01:41.131+00:00"
}