CVE-2026-96419
highProfile import crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service and possible code execution
Vendor / product: Wireshark — wireshark
Profile import crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 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: 2026-09-29 10:17
Modified: 2026-10-08 01:01
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:56 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 <4.4.19, ≥4.6.0 <4.6.9
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://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21553
Vendor advisory: https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-106.html
Vendor advisory: https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21553
References
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21553 cve@gitlab.com
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-106.html cve@gitlab.com
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21553 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:56 UTC · record ↗