Vulnerability · CVE-2026-19654
A unauthenticated remote peer may lead rsyslogd to crash due to a flaw in the optional imptcp module.
Published Aug 12, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · A unauthenticated remote peer
Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-19654. EPSS is 0.56%. Act only if a listed version of A unauthenticated remote peer is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A unauthenticated remote peer).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.56%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux · cpe rsyslog/rsyslog
A unauthenticated remote peer may lead rsyslogd to crash due to a flaw in the optional imptcp module. A crafted input sequence during oversize-frame recovery can cause an invalid internal message length and terminate rsyslogd. No confidentiality or integrity impact, privilege escalation, or code execution has been identified. imtcp and the default imptcp framing modes are not affected.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux10.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux6.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux7.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux8.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux9.0
- cpe rsyslog/rsyslog< 8.2608.0
How to fix CVE-2026-19654
Upgrade
CVE-2026-19654 lists a fix boundary at 8.2608.0. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 8.2608.0
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-19654. EPSS is 0.56%. Act only if a listed version of A unauthenticated remote peer is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with redhat/enterprise linux 10.0; redhat/enterprise linux 6.0; redhat/enterprise linux 7.0; redhat/enterprise linux 8.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. EPSS 0.56%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 12, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A unauthenticated remote peer may lead rsyslogd to crash due to a flaw in the optional imptcp module. A crafted input sequence during oversize-frame recovery can cause an invalid internal message length and terminate rsyslogd. No confidentiality or integrity impact, privilege escalation, or code execution has been identified. imtcp and the default imptcp framing modes are not affected.
Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A unauthenticated remote peer may lead rsyslogd to crash due to a flaw in the optional imptcp module. A crafted input sequence during oversize-frame recovery can cause an invalid internal message length and terminate rsyslogd. No confidentiality or integrity impact, privilege escalation, or code execution has been identified. imtcp and the default imptcp framing modes are not affected.
Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A unauthenticated remote peer may lead rsyslogd to crash due to a flaw in the optional imptcp module. A crafted input sequence during oversize-frame recovery can cause an invalid internal message length and terminate rsyslogd. No confidentiality or integrity impact, privilege escalation, or code execution has been identified. imtcp and the default imptcp framing modes are not affected.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-19654
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-19654
30-day exploitation probability 0.56%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-19654
A unauthenticated remote peer may lead rsyslogd to crash due to a flaw in the optional imptcp module. A crafted input sequence during oversize-frame recovery can cause an invalid internal message length and terminate rsyslogd. No confidentiality or integrity impact, privilege esc
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 22, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 21, 2026