Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark Affecting IEEE 802.11 Protocol
CVE-2026-96416

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wireshark
Status
Wireshark
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-96416?

A flaw in the Wireshark protocol dissector for the IEEE 802.11 protocol versions 4.6.0 through 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 through 4.4.18 can lead to a denial of service condition. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause the application to crash, impacting its availability and potentially interrupting network analysis activities. Users of affected versions are advised to upgrade to secure versions to mitigate this issue.

Affected Version(s)

Wireshark 4.6.0 < 4.6.9

Wireshark 4.4.0 < 4.4.19

References

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-109.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21564

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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