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TI-2026-33506 Aliases CVE-2026-45769

ikev2: unbounded client transform storage can lead to resource exhaustion

Priority HIGH 72CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

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,IKEv2 parser state could grow without bounds while storing client transforms. Repeated crafted UDP traffic may cause Suricata to consume excessive memory, potentially resulting in denial of service. Versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5 fix the issue. Some workarounds are available. Disable IKE application-layer parsing if it is not needed. Alternatively, use a rule to bypass ike flows after the first packets like `alert ike any any -> any any (sid: 2; flow.pkts_toserver: > 256; bypass; noalert;)`.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01787 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed suricata (OISF): 8.0.5, 7.0.16

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
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-2026-45769

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • 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
  • TI-2026-63303 Type confusion in OISF Suricata CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
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Sources

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