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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2026-5656

CVE-2026-5656

HIGH7.0

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Wireshark

Published Apr 30, 2026

Modified 4 weeks ago

Fix available

Details

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

Affected Packages

Wireshark

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

4.4.154.6.5

References

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/21115

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5656

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-21.html

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.0

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

HighAC:H

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

Input Validation

Ecosystems(18)

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016 Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019 Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Timeline

PublishedApr 30, 2026

ModifiedMay 2, 2026

CVE-2026-5656 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence