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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wazuh | wazuh-manager | 4.4.0 – < 4.14.7 | 4.14.7 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2883 Wazuh: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 4, 2026
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-mr7j-w2m4-vw5j) vendor-advisory
- Pull Request patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-dos-via-fdecompress-files-zip-bomb third-party-advisory