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CVE-2026-78002VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Amazon · rsyslog: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-78002· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

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CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10rsyslogAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportrsyslogAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportrsyslogAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8rsyslogAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportrsyslogAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnrsyslogAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Apply the security updates provided by your Linux distribution vendor. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, update to the patched rsyslog packages as per RHSA-2026:69540 and restart the rsyslog service. For Ubuntu LTS releases, update to the fixed rsyslog package versions listed in USN-8786-1 and restart the rsyslog service. No additional mitigation is required once the update and restart are completed.

Description

CVE-2026-78002 is a denial of service vulnerability in rsyslog caused by a heap buffer overflow in the RainerScript replace() function. This flaw allows a remote attacker to crash the rsyslog daemon by sending specially crafted input that triggers incorrect buffer size calculations during string replacement. The issue affects rsyslog version 7.3 and various Linux distributions including Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and multiple Ubuntu LTS releases. Security updates addressing this vulnerability have been released by Red Hat and Ubuntu. Applying these updates and restarting the rsyslog service mitigates the risk.

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