CVE-2026-63450
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AI Threat Summary
CVE-2026-63450 is a moderate vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.7 affecting the target software. Threat hunters should monitor for exploit attempts and apply vendor patches immediately.
Description
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 8.0.6, the FTP parser in src/app-layer-ftp.c treats a RETR or STOR command sent before PORT or PASV negotiation as a fatal application-layer error instead of a recoverable protocol event. The fatal state disables FTP application-layer parsing for the remainder of the TCP flow, so later commands can evade parser-dependent rules and logging; IPS mode instead drops the flow. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.6.
Attack Chain
Attacker scans for vulnerable versions using version banners or PoC scanners
Attacker triggers CVE-2026-63450 vulnerability with a crafted request or payload
Vulnerability exploited to perform unauthorized actions on the target system
Depending on vulnerability type, attacker achieves data access, service disruption, or code execution
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
Indicators of Compromise
| Type | Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| user_agent | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; exploit/1.0) |
Generic exploit scanner user agent pattern | |
| url | /api/vuln-endpoint?payload=<malicious> |
Exploit attempt against application endpoint — monitor access logs for anomalous params |
Remediation
Quick Facts
| CVE ID | CVE-2026-63450 |
| CVSS Score | 3.7 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| Published | 2026-09-18 |
| Exploited | No |
| CISA KEV | No |
| PoC | Not public |
References
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/52490b8c26909772801a…
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/feb0ff91159cea474a98…
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/15704
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-56…
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8659