CVE-2026-5656
highProfile import path traversal in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution
Vendor / product: Wireshark — wireshark
Profile import path traversal in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution
CVSS
7.8
7.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-05-01 00:16
Modified: 2026-11-11 21:10
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 5 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-11 21:11 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
wireshark / wireshark ≥4.4.0 <4.4.15, ≥4.6.0 <4.6.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-21.html
References
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/21115 cve@gitlab.com
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-21.html cve@gitlab.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20600 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26182 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5656 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464276 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-5656.json 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-11 21:11 UTC · record ↗