CVE-2026-76928

NULL Pointer Dereference in Wireshark

Published Aug 19, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
X.509IF protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service

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
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wireshark
Wireshark wireshark
Vendors & Products Wireshark
Wireshark wireshark
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Description X.509IF protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Title NULL Pointer Dereference in Wireshark
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Aug 20, 2026, 4:27 PM
Reserved
Aug 19, 2026, 10:59 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 19, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Aug 31, 2026, 2:56 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 19, 2026, 11:00 PM