CVE-2026-45770 (GCVE-0-2026-45770)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-10 21:42 – Updated: 2026-09-11 14:37
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Suricata lua: excessive flow variable registration can bypass sandbox
Summary
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, a Lua rule that registers too many flow variables can corrupt Lua detection state and may bypass Suricata's restricted Lua sandbox. This requires an affected Lua script/rule to be loaded. Excessive flow variables being registered may also cause Suricata to crash. Version 8.0.5 contains a fix. As a workaround, disable `security.lua.allow-rules` unless Lua rules are required.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-11 14:36 UTC
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisor… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-5-and-7-… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8556 | x_refsource_MISC |
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