CVE-2026-5656
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Wireshark
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.0 High
- Published
- Apr 30, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 6, 2026
Description
Profile import path traversal in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.0 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitLab |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat-SADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WiresharkWireshark Foundation |
|
References
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-21.html
- GitLab Issue #21115issue-trackingpermissions-required
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5656vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2464276issue-tracking
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-5656.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26182vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20600vendor-advisory
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