CVE-2026-76524
Open Source Snort 3 Control Channel Socket Aribitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A vulnerability in the control channel socket implementation of Open Source Snort 3 could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary commands as the Snort 3 process user. This vulnerability is due to a lack of authentication when a local user connects to the Snort control channel socket. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the Snort 3 control channel socket as a local user. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as well as read and write Snort 3 process memory.
| CWE | CWE-306 |
| Vendor | cisco |
| Product | cisco open source snort3 |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | NetworkingTelecommunications |
| Published | Oct 21, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Cisco / Cisco Open Source Snort3
3.12.2.0 3.1.2.0 3.1.3.0 3.1.4.0 3.1.5.0 3.1.6.0 3.1.7.0 3.1.8.0 3.1.9.0 3.1.10.0 3.1.12.0 3.1.13.0 3.1.14.0 3.1.15.0 3.1.16.0 3.1.17.0 3.1.18.0 3.1.19.0 3.1.20.0 3.1.21.0 3.1.22.0 3.1.23.0 3.1.24.0 3.1.25.0 3.1.27.0 3.1.28.0 3.1.29.0 3.1.30.0 3.1.31.0 3.1.32.0 3.1.36.0 3.1.38.0 3.1.39.0 3.1.40.0 3.1.41.0 3.1.42.0 3.1.43.0 3.1.45.0 3.1.47.0 3.1.48.0 3.1.50.0 3.1.51.0 3.1.52.0 3.1.53.0 3.1.55.0 3.1.56.0 3.1.57.0 3.1.58.0 3.1.59.0 3.1.60.0 3.1.61.0 3.1.62.0 3.1.63.0 3.1.64.0 3.1.65.0 3.1.66.0 3.1.67.0 3.1.69.0 3.1.70.0 3.1.71.0 3.1.72.0 3.1.73.0 3.1.74.0 3.1.75.0 3.1.76.0 3.1.77.0 3.1.78.0 3.1.81.0 3.1.82.0 3.1.83.0 3.1.84.0 3.2.1.0 3.2.2.0 3.3.0.0 3.3.1.0 3.3.2.0 3.3.3.0 3.3.4.0 3.3.5.0 3.3.7.0 3.5.0.0 3.5.1.0 3.8.1.0 3.6.0.0 3.6.2.0 3.9.3.0 3.7.2.0 3.7.0.0 3.9.6.0 3.10.0.0 3.10.2.0 3.7.4.0 3.9.0.0 3.5.2.0 3.12.1.0 3.6.1.0 3.9.2.0 3.6.3.0 3.9.5.0 3.7.1.0 3.9.7.0 3.7.3.0 3.10.1.0 3.9.1.0 3.11.1.0