CVE-2026-15163

MEDIUM 5.5

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark

CVSS Score

5.5

EPSS Score

0.1%

EPSS Percentile

2th

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

CWE	CWE-835
Vendor	wireshark foundation
Product	wireshark
Published	Jul 8, 2026
Last Updated	Jul 9, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Wireshark Foundation / Wireshark

4.6.0 < 4.6.7 4.4.0 < 4.4.17

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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