Vulnerability · Published Sep 10, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-45767Suricata datasets: save to absolute filename can be bypassed when combined with load command
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in suricata from OISF. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | suricata | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45767 |
| Debian:14 | suricata | 1:8.0.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45767 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | suricata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45767 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | suricata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45767 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | suricata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45767 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-gfxq-gffp-w9rv x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-5-and-7-0-16-released/6315 x_refsource_MISC
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8546 x_refsource_MISC