Medium severity4.9NVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2026· Updated Oct 1, 2026
CVE-2026-74046
CVE-2026-74046
Description
Wazuh 4.4.0 before 4.14.7 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the fdecompress_files() function within cluster.py that allows authenticated cluster peers to exhaust memory by supplying a malicious synchronization archive without decompressed size limits. Attackers holding a valid cluster Fernet key can upload a small, highly compressed zip bomb archive that forces wazuh-clusterd on the master node to decompress the full payload into memory, causing memory exhaustion and service disruption.
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References
3- github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/37119nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-mr7j-w2m4-vw5jnvdExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-dos-via-fdecompress-files-zip-bombnvdThird Party Advisory
News mentions
1- Wazuh: 17 Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Affecting Cluster and API FunctionsVypr Intelligence · Aug 19, 2026