CVE-2026-22259 | Suricata dnp3: unbounded transaction growth

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine. Prior to versions 8.0.3 and 7.0.14, specially crafted traffic can cause Suricata to consume large amounts of memory while parsing DNP3 traffic. This can lead to the process slowing down and running out of memory, potentially leading to it getting killed by the OOM killer. Versions 8.0.3 or 7.0.14 contain a patch. As a workaround, disable the DNP3 parser in the suricata yaml (disabled by default).

Published: 2026-01-27 Last update: 2026-01-30 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-22259 is rated Low Risk (36.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-22259

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-02 0.05% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2026-01-31 0.05% 0.05% -0.01%
3 2026-01-28 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-22259

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-22259

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-22259

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2026-22259: 1 source package rows (suricata); 10 state rows across 2 repos (3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 10. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-22259
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-22259 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (suricata), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-22259
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-22259 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (suricata), 6 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, jammy, noble, questing, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-22259

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-22259

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oisf suricata < 7.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oisf suricata >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-22259

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