CVE-2026-44253 PUBLISHED

Wazuh: Cluster Protocol Memory Exhaustion (DoS) via unbounded receive_str allocation and div_msg_box accumulation

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 05.05.2026 Published: 19.08.2026 Updated: 19.08.2026

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 3.9.0 until 4.14.5 and 5.0.0-beta2, the Wazuh cluster protocol in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/common.py allows an authenticated cluster node to exhaust memory on the master. The receive_str() method accepts an attacker-controlled total for InBuffer without a maximum, so a new_str command can request a multi-gigabyte bytearray and repeated requests accumulate in in_str. The divided-message path also retains flag_divided fragments under unique counters in div_msg_box without a count, aggregate-size, or expiration limit. Exploitation can disrupt agent connectivity and alert processing across the monitored environment. This issue is fixed in versions 4.14.5 and 5.0.0-beta2.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 4.9

Product Status

Vendor wazuh
Product wazuh
Versions
  • Version >= 3.9.0, < 4.14.5 is affected
  • Version >= 5.0.0-beta1, < 5.0.0-beta2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-789: Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value CWE
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling CWE