Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark by the Wireshark Foundation
CVE-2026-15169

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wireshark
Status
Wireshark
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 July 2026

What is CVE-2026-15169?

A vulnerability in the UMTS FP protocol dissector of Wireshark allows an attacker to induce a crash in the application, leading to a denial of service. This issue is present in Wireshark versions 4.6.0 through 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 through 4.4.16. Attackers exploiting this vulnerability can cause the application to become unresponsive, negatively impacting network analysis activities. It is recommended to update to the latest version of Wireshark to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Wireshark 4.6.0 < 4.6.7

Wireshark 4.4.0 < 4.4.17

References

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-59.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21398

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Claude and Ada Logics
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