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CVE-2026-5405VulnerabilityPublished Updated

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-5405· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade SUSE wireshark to 4.6.5 or 4.4.15 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.6.5, 4.4.15
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Wireshark to 4.6.5 or 4.4.15.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Wireshark FoundationWiresharkAffected
  • >=4.6.0 <4.6.5
Fixed in
  • 4.6.5
Wireshark FoundationWiresharkAffected
  • >=4.4.0 <4.4.15
Fixed in
  • 4.4.15
GitHubwireshark/wiresharkpkg:github/wireshark/wiresharkOther threatsAffected
  • =4.6.0
  • =4.4.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated Wireshark packages (version 4.4.2-10.el10_2) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and CodeReady Linux Builder 10 that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these updates promptly following the instructions in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official update.

Description

The wireshark packages contain a network protocol analyzer used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network. Security Fix(es): * wireshark: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark (CVE-2026-5405) * wireshark: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Wireshark (CVE-2026-5656) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

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