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CVE-2026-96422

CVE-2026-96422MEDIUM

Wireshark Foundation Wireshark — Reachable Assertion in Wireshark

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0013    2.2     —

AFFECTED
  Product    Versions  Fixed
  Wireshark  4.6.0 –   —

TIMELINE
  Sep 23  Reserved by GitLab
  Sep 29  Published (CNA: GitLab)
  Oct 6   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-96422 (Wireshark Foundation Wireshark). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-617 · CNA: GitLab · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

Frame protocol metadissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 23, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by GitLab
September 29, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: GitLab)
October 6, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-96422 (Wireshark Foundation Wireshark). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Wireshark Foundation	Wireshark	—	4.6.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-617

References (2)

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21525 [Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-102.html [Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-96422 at cve.org

Vendors: wireshark foundation

Weaknesses: CWE-617

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