7.5highHigh
CVE-2026-76879
Wireshark Wireshark
C12.22 protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Exploitation status
- Published references include exploit or proof-of-concept material. There is no confirmation it is being used in real attacks.
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
What the metrics mean
- It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, no action by a user is required.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-121
- Assigned by
- cve@gitlab.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-08-19
- Last modified
- 2026-09-01
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Wireshark Wireshark4.4.0 - 4.4.18, 4.6.0 - 4.6.8
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.