NULL pointer dereference in Suricata - CVE-2026-45747
Published: June 3, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133272
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45747
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Open Information Security Foundation
Affected software:
Suricata
Suricata
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to null pointer dereference in TlsGetCertInfo when processing crafted TLS traffic with absent certificate fields. A remote attacker can send crafted TLS traffic to cause a denial of service.
Only deployments using affected Lua TLS scripting are vulnerable.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45747
Install security update from vendor's website.