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CVE-2026-45762: OISF suricata · Type Confusion

Affects OISF suricataSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 8.0.5 or 7.0.16 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:29 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 8.0.5, 7.0.16
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 10 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade suricata and oisf/suricata to 8.0.5 or 7.0.16.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
OISFsuricataAffected
  • >=8.0.0 <8.0.5
Fixed in
  • 8.0.5
OISFsuricataAffected
  • <7.0.16
Fixed in
  • 7.0.16
GitHuboisf/suricatapkg:github/oisf/suricataOther threatsAffected
  • >=8.0.0 <8.0.5
  • <7.0.16
Fixed in
  • 8.0.5
  • 7.0.16

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AI-suggested

This vulnerability is fixed in Suricata versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later. As a temporary workaround, if Suricata is deployed as an IDS using AF_PACKET, enabling the AF_PACKET defrag option may prevent Suricata from receiving the crafted fragmented packets that trigger the crash.

Description

CVE-2026-45762 is a high-severity vulnerability in Suricata, a network intrusion detection and prevention system. The flaw involves a type confusion in the IP defragmentation tracker lookup, where fragmented IPv6 packets could be incorrectly associated with IPv4 trackers. This mismatch can cause Suricata to crash and result in a denial of service. The issue affects Suricata versions prior to 7.0.16 and versions from 8.0.0 up to but not including 8.0.5. Fixed versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5 address this vulnerability. A workaround for IDS deployments using AF_PACKET is to enable the AF_PACKET defrag option to prevent Suricata from processing problematic fragmented packets.

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