Path Traversal in Oisf Suricata
CVE-2026-45767
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 class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oisf Suricata — versions < 7.0.16, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-gfxq-gffp-w9rv (Third Party Advisory)
- forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-5-and-7-0-16-released/6315 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8546 (Permissions Required)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-45767?
- CVE-2026-45767 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oisf Suricata, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-09-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-45767?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.