Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A remote attacker could overload the Wazuh Manager authd service by abusing repeated SSL/TLS renegotiation. This can make agent enrollment or authentication unavailable, but the provided sources do not indicate data theft or system takeover.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate availability risk for Wazuh operations. Prioritize exposed or internet-reachable managers first, because no authentication is required and disruption could affect monitoring operations.
Technical view
CVE-2026-32983 affects Wazuh Manager authd in wazuh-manager packages through 4.7.3. The service does not sufficiently restrict client-initiated SSL/TLS renegotiation, allowing unauthenticated network attackers to consume CPU and cause authd denial of service.
Likely exposure
Organizations exposing Wazuh Manager authd to untrusted networks have the clearest exposure. Internal-only deployments still face risk from compromised hosts or malicious insiders able to reach authd.
Exploitation context
The CVSS 4.0 vector is network, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction. The source bundle says KEV is false and provides no evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports SSL/TLS renegotiation-driven DoS against authd, not confidentiality or integrity impact. The provided bundle does not include exploit-in-the-wild confirmation or detailed fixed-version text beyond affected-version statements.
Mitigation direction
- Review the Wazuh GHSA and apply vendor-recommended updates or configuration changes.
- Verify wazuh-manager is not within the affected version range.
- Restrict authd network access to trusted management or enrollment sources.
- Monitor authd CPU use, availability, and connection spikes.
- Prepare operational workarounds for agent enrollment disruption.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Wazuh Manager nodes and record wazuh-manager versions.
- Confirm whether authd is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Check change records against the Wazuh vendor advisory.
- Review service telemetry for CPU exhaustion or authd availability events.
- Validate firewall or access-control rules around authd exposure.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.9 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L——VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L3.91.4VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
6.9MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.8MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-rr83-v9v7-jjhpCVE reference, VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ssl-tls-renegotiation-dos-in-wazuh-manager-authd-serviceCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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