CVE-2026-15163

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark

State: Published
Severity: 5.5 Medium
Published: Jul 8, 2026
Updated: Jul 9, 2026
Reserved: Jul 8, 2026

Description

Multiple protocol dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allow denial of service

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	5.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	GitLab

Weaknesses

CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
WiresharkWireshark Foundation	4.6.0 to before 4.6.7Affected 4.4.0 to before 4.4.17Affected

References

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-61.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21275
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21277
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21330
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21383

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