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CVE-2026-15170VulnerabilityPublished

Wireshark · Z39.50 protocol dissector crash

Affects wiresharkSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-15170· Medium 5.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSwiresharkpkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@4.6.4-1?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 4.4.7-1 – 4.6.4-1
6 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 25.10wiresharkpkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@4.4.7-1?arch=source&distro=questingOther threatsAffected
  • 4.4.5-1 – 4.4.7-1
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSwiresharkpkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@4.2.2-1.1build3?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 4.0.8-1 – 4.2.2-1.1build3
8 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTSwiresharkpkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 3.4.7-1~exp1 – 3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSwiresharkpkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalOther threatsAffected
  • 3.0.5-1 – 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
7 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSwiresharkpkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 2.4.2-1 – 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm2
12 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Users should monitor official Wireshark and Ubuntu security advisories for updates addressing this vulnerability. Until a fix is available, avoid processing untrusted Z39.50 protocol traffic with affected Wireshark versions.

Description

A vulnerability in the Z39.50 protocol dissector of Wireshark versions 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 and 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 can cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition. This affects specific Ubuntu package versions of Wireshark. The vulnerability leads to application instability but no confirmed exploitation in the wild is reported.

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