CVE-2026-45752

Suricata detect/transform: use-after-free in decompress transforms

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: September 10, 2026 at 08:37 PM UTC
Updated: September 28, 2026 at 06:44 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSuricata

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to version 8.0.5, when certain detection transforms are chained, the decompress transform pipeline could read from an inspection buffer after it had been reallocated and freed. The issue is reached during network traffic processing, but requires a malicious rule as Suricata will crash whatever the traffic. Version 8.0.5 contains a fix. As a workaround, avoid rules that chain `gunzip` or `zlib_deflate` with `max-size` bigger than 4096 after another transform.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 8.0.58.0.0 ≤ v < 8.0.5
Affected range stops below 8.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-qmc9-vqq2-8mv3
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-5-and-7-0-16-released/6315
x_refsource_MISCPermissions Required
Source: cverecord
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8536

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.9MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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