Infinite loop in Wireshark - CVE-2026-95394

 

Infinite loop in Wireshark - CVE-2026-95394

Published: September 24, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU151896
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-95394
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to an uncontrolled loop in the Microsoft Network Monitor file parser when parsing a malformed packet trace file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a malformed packet trace file to cause a denial of service.


Affected software

Wireshark
openEuler
wireshark
wireshark-help
wireshark-devel
wireshark-debugsource
wireshark-debuginfo

How to mitigate CVE-2026-95394

Install security update from vendor's website.

Wireshark - addressed in versions 4.4.19, 4.6.9
wireshark - update to 4.4.19-1
wireshark-help - update to 4.4.19-1
wireshark-devel - update to 4.4.19-1
wireshark-debugsource - update to 4.4.19-1
wireshark-debuginfo - update to 4.4.19-1

External References

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