CVE-2026-26204

4.4 MEDIUM
Published: April 29, 2026 Modified: April 30, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.4
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Release Notes
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-j4c7-hwjw-8857
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-j4c7-hwjw-8857
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Exploit Vendor Advisory

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
4.4 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
3th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

wazuh