CVE-2026-63450 PUBLISHED

Suricata ftp: RETR/STOR before PORT/PASV can disable further IDS app-layer detection

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 16.07.2026 Published: 18.09.2026 Updated: 18.09.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 3.7

Product Status

Vendor OISF
Product suricata
Versions
  • Version < 8.0.6 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions CWE