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TI-2026-33504 Aliases CVE-2026-45767

Suricata datasets: save to absolute filename can be bypassed when combined with load command

Priority LOW 21CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5, a malicious rule could potentially overwrite any file on the file system on rule load or reload. Versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5 fix the issue. Some workarounds are available. Preprocess `load`+ `save` rules to disallow absolute filenames for save, use Suricata's privilege dropping to limit writable files, and/or configure landlock in suricata.yaml.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00398 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed suricata (OISF): 8.0.5, 7.0.16

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OISFsuricata8.0.0 to before 8.0.5; before 7.0.168.0.5, 7.0.16Patch availableCNA
  • suricata VendorOISF Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.0.5; before 7.0.16 Fixed in 8.0.5, 7.0.16 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 to before 7.0.16; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.5VulnerableOISF
  • cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 to before 7.0.16; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.5 Vulnerable ·OISF

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA suricata (OISF) Fixed in 8.0.5, 7.0.16

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45767

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-33506 ikev2: unbounded client transform storage can lead to resource exhaustion CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-33484 Suricata lua/tls: null dereference in TlsGetCertInfo CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-31811 Suricata ja4: invalid alpn leads to panic CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-13673 Directory Traversal vulnerability found in Pfsense v.2.1.3 and Pfsense Suricata v.1.4.6… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-17928 In Suricata before 6.0.13, an adversary who controls an external source of Lua rules may… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-63304 Use after free in OISF Suricata CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
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Sources

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