CVE-2026-5656

Published: May 1, 2026Modified: Jul 15, 2026

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Profile import path traversal in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution

Affected (2)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	From 4.4.0 to 4.4.15
Wireshark Wireshark	From 4.6.0 to 4.6.5

Related CWEs

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

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (7)

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/21115

Source: cve@gitlab.com

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-21.html

Source: cve@gitlab.com

Vendor Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20600

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26182

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5656

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464276

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-5656.json

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

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