CVE-2026-57223: OISF suricata · Unquoted Search Path or Element
Affects OISF suricataSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.0 High : upgrade to 8.0.6 or 7.0.17 soon.
Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.0.6, 7.0.17
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 1 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade suricata and oisf/suricata to 8.0.6 or 7.0.17.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| OISFsuricata | Affected
| Fixed in
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| OISFsuricata | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHuboisf/suricatapkg:github/oisf/suricataOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Suricata to version 7.0.17 or later, or 8.0.6 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.17 and 8.0.6, the Windows service installation and parameter-update logic in src/win32-service.c can pass an unquoted service ImagePath to CreateServiceA. When Suricata is installed below a path containing spaces and an earlier path component is writable by a local low-privileged attacker, Windows can execute an attacker-controlled program as LocalSystem, resulting in local privilege escalation. This issue is fixed in versions 8.0.6 and 7.0.17.
References
- github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-jh8w-wf3f-58jp (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/15676 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/0dad38fff024b4fec9bc8144d8b94dbca39aac2e (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/2b924d47cc51d0b7760cda3519f2c04a2f65ea38 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/ac1b3cc1ef3af65ce92da28261d445167eb8234d (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-7.0.17 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6 (opens in a new tab)
- redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8600 (opens in a new tab)