CVE-2026-6538Disclosure(wireshark / wireshark)

LOWCVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 2 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

BEEP protocol dissector crash 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-121

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

  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
wireshark

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-04-30: 2Technical Details · 2026-04-30: 204-30
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-6538 BEEP Protocol Dissector Crash Denial of Service in Wireshark 4.6.0-4.6.4 and 4.4.0-4.4.14 https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-6538

    Post summary

    The text announces CVE-2026-6538 as a crash‑based DoS vulnerability in Wireshark’s BEEP Protocol dissector, affecting specific 4.x releases.

    0000027
    4.0K followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-6538 BEEP protocol dissector crash 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-2026-6538

    Post summary

    The text announces CVE-2026-6538, a crash in Wireshark's BEEP protocol dissector that causes denial of service, without referencing active exploitation, PoC, or patches.

    0000092
    57.3K followersView on X
CPE platform detail1 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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