CVE-2026-45770
Suricata lua: excessive flow variable registration can bypass sandbox
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-693 CWE-787 |
| Vendor | oisf |
| Product | suricata |
| Published | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Sep 11, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Affected Versions
OISF / suricata
>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.5