CVE-2026-83601
Received Received - Intake

Heap Overflow in Netdata Agent

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-83601, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-09-22

Last updated on: 2026-09-22

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description

Netdata is an open source observability tool. Prior to 2.10.4, an authenticated child agent can send an oversized DIMENSION SLOT value that str2ull_encoded passes to pluginsd_rrddim_put_to_slot in src/plugins.d/pluginsd_internals.h without an upper bound. prd_array_create in src/database/rrdset-pluginsd-array.h can then wrap the size_t allocation calculation while retaining the original large array size, causing the subsequent initialization loop to write beyond the undersized heap allocation and crash the parent agent. This issue is fixed in version 2.10.4 and nightly build 2.10.0-782-nightly.

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Published
2026-09-22
Last Modified
2026-09-22
Generated
2026-09-22
AI Q&A
2026-09-22
EPSS Evaluated
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Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
netdata netdata 2.10.0-782-nightly
netdata netdata to 2.10.4 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE-787 The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
CWE-190 The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.

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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-83601 is a vulnerability in Netdata versions before 2.10.4 where an authenticated child agent can crash the parent Netdata agent by sending a maliciously large DIMENSION SLOT value. This triggers an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write, causing a crash due to improper memory handling.

Detection Guidance

Detecting this vulnerability requires checking the Netdata version running on your system. Use the command 'netdata -v' to check the installed version. If the output shows a version prior to 2.10.4 or 2.10.0-782-nightly, the system is vulnerable.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can cause the parent Netdata agent to crash, disrupting monitoring and observability services. It requires a valid streaming API key, which may be obtained through compromised child agents or leaked configurations.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediately upgrade Netdata to version 2.10.4 or the latest nightly build 2.10.0-782-nightly or higher. Ensure the streaming API key is not exposed and restrict access to child agents.

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