Path traversal in Suricata - CVE-2026-45767
Published: June 3, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133284
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45767
CWE-ID: CWE-22
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 user to overwrite arbitrary files.
The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in the datasets save and load command handling when loading or reloading a malicious rule that combines save to an absolute filename with the load command. A remote privileged user can provide a specially crafted rule to overwrite arbitrary files.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45767
Install security update from vendor's website.