CVE-2026-45798

Wazuh: Pre-auth stack-buffer-overflow in compare_wazuh_versions reachable from wazuh-authd (TCP/1515) via crafted enrollment V: field

State
Published
Severity
7.5 High
Published
Aug 19, 2026
Updated
Aug 19, 2026
Reserved
May 13, 2026

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Description

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.5.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2, compare_wazuh_versions() in src/shared/version_op.c copies the attacker-controlled enrollment V: field into a 10-byte stack buffer with strncpy() but does not explicitly terminate the buffer. The function is reachable before authentication through wazuh-authd on TCP port 1515 when anonymous TLS enrollment is enabled. A version string of at least nine non-null bytes can cause strchr() and strtok() to read beyond ver2 and can make strtok() write a null byte into adjacent stack memory, allowing a remote denial of service. This issue is fixed in versions 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wazuhwazuh
  • >= 4.5.0, < 4.14.6Affected
  • >= 5.0.0-beta1, < 5.0.0-beta2Affected

References

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