{"id":"CVE-2026-57225","title":"Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine","summary":"Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. From 8.0.0 until 8.0.6, src/datasets-context-json.c assumes that a configured JSON or NDJSON dataset value_key resolves…","severity":"low","cvss":3.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"OISF","product":"suricata","affected":["suricata >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.6"],"published":"2026-09-18","updated":"2026-09-21","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-21T19:17:06.790","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57225","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/3ca2ed25a324597a85a2ab11595c3b0689468ea5","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/bd3293aca714f5d090b73e7d9be0e5cd7e3f5f53","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/15699","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-vqqx-88xw-qqvc","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8624","label":"security-advisories@github.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00116,"epssPercentile":0.0184,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-21T18:20:30.389906Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-18T20:51:25.797Z","slug":"CVE-2026-57225","body":"## Overview\n\nSuricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. From 8.0.0 until 8.0.6, src/datasets-context-json.c assumes that a configured JSON or NDJSON dataset value_key resolves to a string. A trusted or untrusted dataset or rule feed containing a non-string value for that key can cause a NULL pointer dereference during startup, configuration test mode, or rule reload, crashing Suricata before traffic processing. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.6.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":18,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":18.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}