๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-96419

MEDIUM 5.5

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Wireshark

CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Profile import crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service and possible code execution

CWE CWE-22
Vendor wireshark foundation
Product wireshark
Published Sep 29, 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 < 4.6.9 4.4.0 < 4.4.19

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
wireshark.org: https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-106.html gitlab.com: https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21553

Credits

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