CVE-2026-63450

Suricata ftp: RETR/STOR before PORT/PASV can disable further IDS app-layer detection

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 18, 2026 at 08:13 PM UTC
Updated: September 28, 2026 at 06:33 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSuricata

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 8.0.6, the FTP parser in src/app-layer-ftp.c treats a RETR or STOR command sent before PORT or PASV negotiation as a fatal application-layer error instead of a recoverable protocol event. The fatal state disables FTP application-layer parsing for the remainder of the TCP flow, so later commands can evade parser-dependent rules and logging; IPS mode instead drops the flow. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.6.

Affected

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

v < 8.0.6
Affected range stops below 8.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (6)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-56wx-7hqh-wfgr
x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/15704
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6
x_refsource_MISCPermissions Required
Source: cverecord
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8659

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-755

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