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CVE-2026-121944VulnerabilityPublished

sngrep through 1.9.0 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in capture_packet_reasm_ip() in src/capture.c that allows

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-121944· Medium 6.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 16:43 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.06.8
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.15.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
irontecsngrepAffected
  • <=1.9.0
Fixed in–
GitHubsngreppkg:github/sngrepOther threatsAffected
  • <=1.9.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, avoid processing untrusted or crafted pcap files with NFLOG link type to prevent triggering the infinite loop.

Description

sngrep versions through 1.9.0 have an infinite loop vulnerability in the capture_packet_reasm_ip() function located in src/capture.c. This flaw can be triggered by attackers supplying a specially crafted pcap file with NFLOG link type containing a non-payload TLV with a length under 4. Exploitation causes the capture thread to enter a spin loop at full CPU usage, resulting in denial of service.

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