CVE-2026-26204 PUBLISHED

Wazuh: Heap-based NULL WRITE Buffer Underflow in GetAlertData

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 11.02.2026 Published: 29.04.2026 Updated: 29.04.2026

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.

Metrics

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

Product Status

Vendor wazuh
Product wazuh
Versions
  • Version >= 1.0.0, < 4.14.4 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-124: Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow') CWE
  • CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) CWE