CVE-2026-5656
What it is
Profile import path traversal in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-22 · Path traversal
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Wireshark < 4.4.15
- Wireshark < 4.6.5
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.0
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Fix and advisories
References
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/21115
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-21.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20600
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26182
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5656
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464276
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-5656.json