CVE-2026-32983 SSL/TLS Renegotiation DoS in Wazuh Manager authd service

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Wazuh Manager authd by sending excessive SSL/TLS renegotiation requests, consuming CPU resources.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-32983?

CVE-2026-32983 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wazuh Wazuh, published on 27 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Wazuh Manager authd service in wazuh-manager packages through version 4.7.3 contains an improper restriction of client-initiated SSL/TLS renegotiation vulnerability that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending excessive renegotiation requests. Attackers can exploit the lack of renegotiation limits to consume CPU resources and render the authd service unavailable.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32983?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wazuh Wazuh.

How do I fix CVE-2026-32983?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-32983 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2026-32983 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-32983 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-vjrj-837q-jqv3.

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