CVE-2026-0959

MEDIUM EPSS 7.5%
Published Jan 14, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jan 14, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.12 allows denial of service

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
7.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
wiresharkwireshark*≥4.4.0  –  <4.4.13
wiresharkwireshark*≥4.6.0  –  <4.6.3

References 2

  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20939
    Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
  • wireshark.org https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-02.html
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.