CVE-2026-45765

Suricata dnp3: unbounded reassembly can lead to resource exhaustion

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 10, 2026 at 09:25 PM UTC
Updated: September 16, 2026 at 08:34 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSuricata

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5, DNP3 reassembly could buffer data without sufficient parser-level bounds. Crafted DNP3 traffic may cause Suricata to consume excessive memory, potentially resulting in denial of service. Versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5 contain a fix. As a workaround, disable DNP3 (which is not enabled by default) if it is not needed, and/or define a limited `stream.reassembly.depth` (0 or absent is unlimited).

Affected

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

v < 7.0.16v < 8.0.57.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.168.0.0 ≤ v < 8.0.5
Affected range stops below 7.0.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
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_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-m8x4-c78g-r4vj
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/8460

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-770

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