CVE-2026-61811
Wazuh: Unbounded Recursion in os_xml `_getattributes()` Causes analysisd Worker Thread Stack Exhaustion
Description
Wazuh is an open-source security platform providing unified XDR and SIEM protection for endpoints and cloud workloads. From 3.8.0 until 4.14.7, the _getattributes() function in src/os_xml/os_xml.c recursively processes every XML attribute without a depth limit while allocating two large local buffers in each stack frame. An enrolled agent can submit a Windows EventChannel event containing an element with enough attributes to exhaust the analysisd worker-thread stack, trigger a segmentation fault, and interrupt log ingestion. The element-depth limit in _ReadElem() does not constrain the number of attributes on one element, so it does not prevent this condition. This issue is fixed in version 4.14.7.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 24, 2026, 6:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 24, 2026, 6:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Wazuh agent to version 4.14.7.
- Restart Wazuh services.
- Monitor log ingestion.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 24, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Wazuh is an open-source security platform providing unified XDR and SIEM protection for endpoints and cloud workloads. From 3.8.0 until 4.14.7, the _getattributes() function in src/os_xml/os_xml.c recursively processes every XML attribute without a depth limit while allocating two large local buffers in each stack frame. An enrolled agent can submit a Windows EventChannel event containing an element with enough attributes to exhaust the analysisd worker-thread stack, trigger a segmentation fault, and interrupt log ingestion. The element-depth limit in _ReadElem() does not constrain the number of attributes on one element, so it does not prevent this condition. This issue is fixed in version 4.14.7. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-674 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/61xxx/CVE-2026-61811.json">CVE-2026-61811</a> Added Reference https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/2ac70941c5980a5dd24ad8a0f2be559f840e6a67 Added Reference https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/37147 Added Reference https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.7 Added Reference https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-9wv5-7qwx-m9w5