7.8
High
CVE-2026-76524 A vulnerability in the control channel socket implementation of Open Source Snort 3 could allow an authenticated,…
Description
A vulnerability in the control channel socket implementation of Open Source Snort 3 could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary commands as the Snort 3 process user. This vulnerability is due to a lack of authentication when a local user connects to the Snort control channel socket. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the Snort 3 control channel socket as a local user. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as well as read and write Snort 3 process memory.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Open Source Snort3 3.12 | 3.12.1.0 → 3.12.2.0 | No fix stated |
| Cisco Open Source Snort3 | 3.11.1.0 | No fix stated |
| Cisco Open Source Snort3 3.10 | 3.10.0.0 → 3.10.2.0 | No fix stated |
| Cisco Open Source Snort3 3.9 | 3.9.0.0 → 3.9.7.0 | No fix stated |
| Cisco Open Source Snort3 | 3.8.1.0 | No fix stated |
| Cisco Open Source Snort3 3.7 | 3.7.0.0 → 3.7.4.0 | No fix stated |
| Cisco Open Source Snort3 3.6 | 3.6.0.0 → 3.6.3.0 | No fix stated |
| Cisco Open Source Snort3 3.5 | 3.5.0.0 → 3.5.2.0 | No fix stated |
| Cisco Open Source Snort3 3.3 | 3.3.0.0 → 3.3.7.0 | No fix stated |
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| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Open Source Snort3 3.2 | 3.2.1.0 → 3.2.2.0 | No fix stated |
| Cisco Open Source Snort3 3.1 | 3.1.2.0 → 3.1.84.0 | No fix stated |
References
- cisco-sa-opensrc-snort3-2fXGJPfe sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
Timeline
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