CVE 4.4 MEDIUM

Wazuh: Heap-based NULL WRITE Buffer Underflow in GetAlertData_CVE-2026-26204

4.4 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 1.0.0 to before version 4.14.4, a heap-based out-of-bounds WRITE occurs in GetAlertData, resulting in writing a NULL byte exactly 1 byte before the start of the buffer allocated by strdup. Due to unsigned integer underflow and pointer arithmetic wrapping, the write lands at offset -1 from the buffer, corrupting heap metadata. A malicious actor can potentially leverage this issue through a compromised agent to cause denial of service or heap corruption by injecting a specially crafted alert into the alerts log file monitored by wazuh-logcollector. This issue has been patched in version 4.14.4.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-26204
Source GitHub_M
Published Apr 29, 2026 at 17:43

Affected Product

Vendor wazuh
Product wazuh
Version >= 1.0.0, < 4.14.4
Affected Versions wazuh wazuh >= 1.0.0, < 4.14.4

CWE Classification

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