Vulnerability · Published Jan 27, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-22260Suricata http1: infinite recursion in decompression
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw 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 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 53.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine. Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to version 8.0.3, Suricata can crash with a stack overflow. Version 8.0.3 patches the issue. As a workaround, use default values for `request-body-limit` and `response-body-limit`.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | suricata | 1:8.0.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-22260 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | suricata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22260 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | suricata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22260 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | suricata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22260 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-674 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-3gm8-84cm-5x22 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/0dddac7278c8b9cf3c1e4c1c71e620a78ec1c185 x_refsource_MISC
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8185 x_refsource_MISC