High · CVSS 8.1CVE-2026-61548

Rsyslog: mmpstrucdata stack buffer overflow with oversized RFC5424 structured dataCVE-2026-61548

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-61548 records a High severity (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in Rsyslog: mmpstrucdata stack buffer overflow with oversized RFC5424 structured data. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps rsyslog/rsyslog (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 18, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026Source checked Nov 2, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 18, 2026Material review Sep 24, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 8.1
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 8.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps rsyslog/rsyslog (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
rsyslog/rsysloggeneric	>=7.5.4 <8.2606.0	8.2606.0

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for rsyslog/rsyslog.
Review the reported fix. Update rsyslog/rsyslog to 8.2606.0 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 18, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Rsyslog is a rocket-fast system for log processing. From 7.5.4 until 8.2606.0, the optional mmpstrucdata plugin's parseSD_PARAM function in plugins/mmpstrucdata/mmpstrucdata.c stores RFC5424 parameter values in a fixed pVal[32 * 1024] stack buffer and calls parsePARAM_VALUE without supplying the destination size. A remote unauthenticated attacker whose crafted RFC5424 message reaches an action using mmpstrucdata can provide a structured-data parameter larger than that buffer when MaxMessageSize permits it, causing an attacker-controlled stack overwrite. Deployments that do not install and use the plugin, or whose effective message-size limit remains below the required threshold, are not affected by this issue. The demonstrated impact is a crash and interruption of log collection; code execution is not demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 8.2606.0.

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