Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark Affected by FMP/NOTIFY Protocol Dissector
CVE-2026-15172

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wireshark
Status
Wireshark
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 July 2026

What is CVE-2026-15172?

A vulnerability in the FMP/NOTIFY protocol dissector within specific versions of Wireshark allows attackers to cause a denial of service. This occurs when specially crafted packets are processed, leading to a crash of the application. Users of affected versions are advised to upgrade to secure releases 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-2026-54.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21347

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

Gabriel Rodrigues
.