CVE-2026-6525Disclosure(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

IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-476

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

AVAILABLE

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 · 2026-05-02: 3Technical Details · 2026-05-02: 305-02
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
3100.0%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Full discourse3 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-6525 IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6525

    Post summary

    The text announces CVE-2026-6525, a crash in the IEEE 802.11 dissector of Wireshark 4.6.x, without referencing PoC, exploit tool, or patch.

    00010338
    57.7K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-6525 IEEE 802.11 Protocol Dissector Crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-6525

    Post summary

    The post references a crash vulnerability in Wireshark’s 802.11 dissector affecting versions 4.6.0 to 4.6.4, without providing exploit or patch information.

    0000056
    4.0K followersView on X
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-6525 IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6525 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-6525 fallo del protocolo IEEE 802.11 en el desambiguador/analizador de Wireshark 4.6.0 a 4.6.4 … http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    A new vulnerability, CVE-2026-6525, is disclosed, describing a crash in Wireshark's IEEE 802.11 dissector for versions 4.6.0 to 4.6.4.

    0000040
    75 followersView on X
CPE platform detail1 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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