Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Suricata by Open Information Security Foundation
CVE-2026-94084

9.4CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Oisf

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-94084?

Suricata versions prior to 8.0.7 are susceptible to a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when inspecting HTTP transactions. This vulnerability arises specifically when rules that utilize 'http.response_header' are applied, both with and without a transformation. When triggered, this flaw may lead to unexpected behavior or potential exploitation within network traffic analysis.

Affected Version(s)

Suricata 0 < 8.0.7

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.4
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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