CVE-2026-15163

Multiple protocol dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allow denial of service

CVSS 3.1

7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 25% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-835

Published

2026-07-08

Modified

2026-10-25

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-25

Affected

• wireshark:wireshark

References

• https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21275
• https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21277
• https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21330
• https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21383
• https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-61.html

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