PT-2026-102492 · Wireshark · Wireshark

Mayank Jangid

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CVE-2026-96422

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Published

2026-08-23

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Updated

2026-09-29

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 4.6.0 through 4.6.8 Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.18
Description A crash in the Frame protocol metadissector allows a denial of service. A metadissector is a component that helps the software determine which dissector should be used to analyze a specific packet.
Recommendations Update Wireshark versions 4.6.0 through 4.6.8 to version 4.6.9. Update Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.18 to version 4.4.19.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Assertion Failure

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-617

Related Identifiers

AZL-105024
BDU:2026-15755
CVE-2026-96422
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11912-1

Affected Products

Wireshark