CVE-2026-5656Disclosure(wireshark / wireshark)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 4 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Exploit / PoC references

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/21115

Vendor / third-party advisories

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-21.html

Other references

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-22

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

wireshark

Threat summary

4 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

Technical details provided in 3 signals
Disclosure: 4 classified signals
4 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors

wireshark

Products

wireshark

Deep dive

Activity timeline4 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

Disclosure

4100.0%

Referenced assets4 URLs

By indicator

Full discourse4 posts

CVEarity@CVEarity160d
Disclosure
⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2026-5656 📊 Severity: 7.0 🚨 Risk Level: High 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5656 #CVE-2026-5656 #CVE #High #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/NPOtX1Lzin
Post summary
The tweet announces CVE-2026-5656, giving its severity score and risk level, but lacks technical details, exploit information, and patch guidance.
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Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud160d
Disclosure
🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-5656 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 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5656 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-5656 Trayectoria de importación de perfiles trav… http://infoflow.cloud`
Post summary
A new path‑traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-5656) in Wireshark is disclosed, potentially allowing denial of service and code execution, but no evidence of active exploitation or patch information is provided.
0000020
75 followersView on X
CVE@CVEnew160d
Disclosure
CVE-2026-5656 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 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5656
Post summary
The post reports CVE‑2026‑5656 as a path‑traversal flaw in Wireshark that can cause denial of service or code execution, but does not discuss PoC, exploits, or patches.
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57.4K followersView on X
Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds160d
Disclosure
CVE-2026-5656 Path Traversal in Wireshark 4.6.0-4.6.4 and 4.4.0-4.4.14 Enables Denial of Service https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-5656
Post summary
The post announces a path traversal issue in Wireshark 4.6.0‑4.6.4 and 4.4.0‑4.4.14 that can lead to denial‑of‑service, with a reference to a Vulmon details page.
0000044
4.0K followersView on X

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Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Target SW	Target HW
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CVE-2026-5656

CVEarity@CVEarityDisclosure

The tweet announces CVE-2026-5656, giving its severity score and risk level, but lacks technical details, exploit information, and patch guidance.

Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloudDisclosure

A new path‑traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-5656) in Wireshark is disclosed, potentially allowing denial of service and code execution, but no evidence of active exploitation or patch information is provided.

CVE@CVEnewDisclosure

The post reports CVE‑2026‑5656 as a path‑traversal flaw in Wireshark that can cause denial of service or code execution, but does not discuss PoC, exploits, or patches.

Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeedsDisclosure

The post announces a path traversal issue in Wireshark 4.6.0‑4.6.4 and 4.4.0‑4.4.14 that can lead to denial‑of‑service, with a reference to a Vulmon details page.