CVE-2026-5655
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, disclose confidential information, or conduct other unspecified attacks.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, disclose confidential information, or conduct other unspecified attacks.
- Who is affected
- Users of Wireshark are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is high urgency due to the critical nature of the vulnerabilities.
- Action
- Update Wireshark to the latest version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.21% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 11% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- high[UPDATE] [high] Wireshark: Multiple Vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-17
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