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CVE-2026-55556NVD

Vulnerability Summary

Rsyslog is a rocket-fast system for log processing. From 8.2110.0 until 8.2604.0, the optional imhttp module's parse_auth_header function in contrib/imhttp/imhttp.c allocates a zero-byte heap buffer with calloc(0, len) when an HTTP Basic Authorization value exceeds its fixed work buffer, then passes that pointer to apr_base64_decode. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send an oversized encoded credential to an imhttp endpoint configured for Basic Authentication, causing decoded data to overwrite adjacent heap memory before credential validation. Deployments that do not install, load, and use imhttp with Basic Authentication are not affected. The demonstrated impact is a process crash that interrupts log collection, and code execution has not been demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 8.2604.0.
Severity Level
HIGH(8.2)
Published Date
Sep 18, 2026
Last Modified
Sep 18, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.66%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
N/A
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