Description
C12.22 protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to version 4.6.8 or above

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6471-1 wireshark security update
History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-617
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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References

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wireshark
Wireshark wireshark
Vendors & Products Wireshark
Wireshark wireshark

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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Description C12.22 protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Title Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Wireshark Wireshark
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T15:01:54.161Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T22:34:34.934Z

Link: CVE-2026-76886

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T15:01:45.832Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-19T23:16:19.553

Modified: 2026-08-28T20:43:03.730

Link: CVE-2026-76886

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-19T22:35:24Z

Links: CVE-2026-76886 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-25T16:00:15Z

Weaknesses