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CVE-2026-31931: OISF suricata · NULL Pointer Dereference

Affects OISF suricataSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 8.0.4 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 8.0.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade suricata and oisf/suricata to 8.0.4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
OISFsuricataAffected
  • >=8.0.0 <8.0.4
Fixed in
  • 8.0.4
GitHuboisf/suricatapkg:github/oisf/suricataOther threatsAffected
  • <8.0.4
Fixed in
  • 8.0.4

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Suricata to version 8.0.4 or later, where this vulnerability has been patched. Until the upgrade is applied, avoid using the "tls.alpn" rule keyword to prevent triggering the NULL pointer dereference.

Description

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in Suricata versions 8.0.0 through 8.0.3 when using the "tls.alpn" rule keyword, which can cause the application to crash. This issue has been fixed in version 8.0.4. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7.

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