CVE-2026-22260 | Suricata http1: infinite recursion in decompression

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine. Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to version 8.0.3, Suricata can crash with a stack overflow. Version 8.0.3 patches the issue. As a workaround, use default values for `request-body-limit` and `response-body-limit`.

Published: 2026-01-27 Last update: 2026-01-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-22260 is rated Low Risk (30.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-22260

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 2026-01-28 0.01%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-22260

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-2026-22260

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-22260

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2026-22260: 1 source package rows (suricata); 3 state rows across 2 repos (3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 3. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-22260
debian unimportant CVE-2026-22260 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (suricata), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-22260
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-22260 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-2026-22260

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-22260

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

References for CVE-2026-22260

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