What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-24793?

CVE-2026-24793 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Azerothcore are affected by CVE-2026-24793?

A critical buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-24793) exists in the zlib compression library used by AzerothCore, affecting systems that process untrusted compressed data.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-24793?

Within 24 hours: Identify all systems running AzerothCore-WotLK and assess exposure; disable affected services if operationally feasible. Within 7 days: Apply the available vendor patch to all affected AzerothCore installations and validate deployments. Within 30 days: Conduct security testing and post-patch validation to confirm vulnerability remediation across all environments.

Azerothcore CVE-2026-24793

CRITICAL

Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)

2026-01-27 cve_disclosure@tech.gov.sg

Buffer Overflow Azerothcore

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:55 vuln.today

Patch released

Feb 17, 2026 - 20:01 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Jan 27, 2026 - 09:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Out-of-bounds Write, Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in azerothcore azerothcore-wotlk (deps/zlib modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files inflate.C.

This issue affects azerothcore-wotlk: through v4.0.0.