CVE-2026-77021

Published Sep 21, 2026 Modified Sep 21, 2026 CWE-409

Description

Improper handling of highly compressed data (data amplification) in Checkmk <2.5.0p14, <2.4.0p37, <2.3.0p51 and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows an attacker who controls a host registered for push mode to exhaust the memory of the agent receiver by sending a small zlib compressed payload that decompresses to an arbitrary size.

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-409 CWE-409

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-77021? +
Improper handling of highly compressed data (data amplification) in Checkmk <2.5.0p14, <2.4.0p37, <2.3.0p51 and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows an attacker who controls a host registered for push mode to exhaust the memory of the agent receiver by sending a small zlib compressed payload that decompresses to an arbitrary size.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-77021? +
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