# GO-2024-2529 - Etcd embed auto compaction retention negative value causing a compaction loop or a crash in go.etcd.io/etcd

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/go-2024-2529-etcd-embed-auto-compaction-retention-negative-value-ed93753c  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-06-28  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: info · Published 2024-06-28

Etcd embed auto compaction retention negative value causing a compaction loop or a crash in go.etcd.io/etcd

Technologies: [go.etcd.io/etcd (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/go-etcd-io-etcd), [go.etcd.io/etcd/v3 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/go-etcd-io-etcd-v3). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Informational severity, published 28 June 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** go.etcd.io/etcd (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; go.etcd.io/etcd/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run go.etcd.io/etcd (Go) or go.etcd.io/etcd/v3 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- go.etcd.io/etcd (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- go.etcd.io/etcd/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0

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- [etcd TLS listener denial of service via connection exhaustion](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-73500-etcd-tls-listener-denial-of-service-via-connection-exhaustion)
- [etcd authorization bypass in Watch gRPC API](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-73499-etcd-authorization-bypass-in-watch-grpc-api)
- [etcd RBAC authorization bypass in transaction operations](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-44283-etcd-rbac-authorization-bypass-in-transaction-operations)
- [GO-2026-4808 - Nested etcd transactions bypass RBAC authorization checks in go.etcd.io/etcd](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-33343-etcd-nested-etcd-transactions-bypass-rbac-authorization-checks)
- [GO-2026-4806 - Authorization bypasses in multiple APIs in go.etcd.io/etcd](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-33413-etcd-authorization-bypasses-in-multiple-apis)