PT-2026-56599 · Wireshark · Wireshark

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CVE-2026-15173

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Published

2026-07-08

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Updated

2026-08-05

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 4.6.6
Description A crash in the pcapng file parser allows a denial of service. This occurs when the software processes a specially crafted pcapng file, leading to an application failure.
Recommendations Update Wireshark to a version newer than 4.6.6.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-15173
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11460-1
SUSE-SU-2026:3501-1

Affected Products

Wireshark