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CVE-2026-76881

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Published

2026-08-12

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Updated

2026-08-30

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 4.6.7 Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.18
Description A NULL pointer dereference in the CMS protocol dissector can lead to a crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Recommendations Update Wireshark versions 4.6.0 through 4.6.7 to a newer version. Update Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.18 to a newer version.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

AZL-96927
BDU:2026-12613
CVE-2026-76881
OESA-2026-3584
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11579-1

Affected Products

Wireshark