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CVE-2026-5656 - Vulnerability Analysis

HighCVSS: 7.0

Last Updated: May 1, 2026

Wireshark - Path Traversal

Published: May 1, 2026Updated: May 1, 2026PoC Available

Overview

Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 and 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 contain a path traversal caused by improper profile import path validation, letting attackers cause denial of service and possible code execution, exploit requires crafted profile import.

Severity & Score

Severity: High

CVSS Score: 7.0

Impact

Attackers can cause denial of service and potentially execute code via crafted profile import.

Mitigation

Update to a version later than 4.6.4 or 4.4.14.

References

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/21115
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-21.html

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Details

CVE ID: CVE-2026-5656
Severity: High
CVSS Score: 7.0
Type: path_traversal
Status: confirmed

CWE

CWE-22

CVSS Metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H