CVE-2026-6523Disclosure(wireshark / wireshark)

LOWCVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 3 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

GNW protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-835

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

  • 3 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

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

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
wireshark

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 1d
01223Mentions · 2026-04-30: 3Technical Details · 2026-04-30: 304-30
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
3100.0%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Full discourse3 posts
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-6523 GNW Protocol Dissector Infinite Loop Denial of Service in Wireshark https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-6523

    Post summary

    The brief notice announces CVE‑2026‑6523 as an infinite‑loop denial‑of‑service flaw in Wireshark, but offers no additional details on exploits, patches, or active use.

    0000029
    4.0K followersView on X
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-6523 GNW protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6523 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-6523 Desconectador de protocolo GNW bucle infinito en Wireshark 4.6.0… http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    The post announces a denial‑of‑service vulnerability in Wireshark’s GNW protocol dissector, detailing affected versions but providing no proof of exploitation or patch information.

    0000016
    74 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-6523 GNW protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6523

    Post summary

    Wireshark’s GNW protocol dissector suffers from an infinite loop that can be exploited to cause a denial of service.

    00000104
    57.3K followersView on X
CPE platform detail1 entries

1 of 1 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appwiresharkwireshark---

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