Medium severity · published Sep 10, 2026
CVE-2026-45767
Suricata datasets: save to absolute filename can be bypassed when combined with load command
4.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SU
suricata · OISF
>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.5; < 7.0.16 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45767
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45767
Release Notes
https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-5-and-7-0-16-released/6315
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-gfxq-gffp-w9rv
Permissions Required
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8546
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