CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-45767

MediumCVSS 4.4
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Suricata, a network IDS/IPS and security monitoring engine, prior to versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5 allows a malicious rule to potentially overwrite any file on the file system on rule load or reload. Versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5 fix the issue. Workarounds include preprocessing load+save rules to disallow absolute filenames for save, using Suricata's privilege dropping to limit writable files, and/or configuring landlock in suricata.yaml.

Risk Assessment

A malicious or compromised rule can overwrite arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to system corruption or privilege escalation.

Recommendation

Update Suricata to version 7.0.16 or 8.0.5 (or later). In the meantime, apply workarounds: disallow absolute filenames in save rules, enable privilege dropping, and configure landlock.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS