Unquoted Search Path or Element Affecting suricata package, versions <1:8.0.6-1
Threat Intelligence
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- published11 Sept 2026
- disclosed18 Sept 2026
Introduced: 11 Sep 2026
CVE-2026-57223 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:14 suricata to version 1:8.0.6-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream suricata package and not the suricata package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.17 and 8.0.6, the Windows service installation and parameter-update logic in src/win32-service.c can pass an unquoted service ImagePath to CreateServiceA. When Suricata is installed below a path containing spaces and an earlier path component is writable by a local low-privileged attacker, Windows can execute an attacker-controlled program as LocalSystem, resulting in local privilege escalation. This issue is fixed in versions 8.0.6 and 7.0.17.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-57223
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/0dad38fff024b4fec9bc8144d8b94dbca39aac2e
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/2b924d47cc51d0b7760cda3519f2c04a2f65ea38
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/ac1b3cc1ef3af65ce92da28261d445167eb8234d
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/15676
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-7.0.17
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-jh8w-wf3f-58jp
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8600