CVE-2026-22258
Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine. Prior to versions 8.0.3 and 7.0.14, crafted DCERPC traffic can cause Suricata to expand a buffer w/o limits, leading to memory exhaustion and the process getting killed. While reported for DCERPC over UDP, it is believed that DCERPC over TCP and SMB are also vulnerable. DCERPC/TCP in the default configuration should not be vulnerable as the default stream depth is limited to 1MiB. Versions 8.0.3 and 7.0.14 contain a patch. Some workarounds are available. For DCERPC/UDP, disable the parser. For DCERPC/TCP, the `stream.reassembly.depth` setting will limit the amount of data that can be buffered. For DCERPC/SMB, the `stream.reassembly.depth` can be used as well, but is set to unlimited by default. Imposing a limit here may lead to loss of visibility in SMB.
EPSS 0.49% · 40.2th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OISF | suricata | < 7.0.14, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.3, < 7.0.14 |
| oisf | suricata | 0, 0, 8.0.0 |
Timeline
- Jan 14, 2026 CVE Published
- Jan 14, 2026 PoC Published
- Jan 27, 2026 PoC Published
- Jan 27, 2026 PoC Published
- Jan 28, 2026 EPSS Score
- Jan 30, 2026 Security Advisory
- Jan 30, 2026 CVE Updated
- Jan 31, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 2, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 5, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 7, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 10, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/f82a388d0283725cb76782cf64e8341cab370830 fix
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8182 issue
- https://suricata.io/2026/01/13/suricata-8-0-3-and-7-0-14-released/ advisory
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/39d8c302af3422a096b75474a4f295a754ec6a74 fix
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-289c-h599-3xcx patch