CVE-2026-6869Disclosure(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

WebSocket 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-1325

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-2026-6869 WebSocket Protocol Dissector Denial of Service in Wireshark 4.6.0-4.6.4 and 4.4.0-4.4.14 https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-6869

    Post summary

    The brief post announces a denial‑of‑service vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑6869) affecting specific Wireshark releases but offers no PoC, exploit details, or patch information.

    0000027
    4.0K followersView on X
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-6869 WebSocket 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-2026-6869 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-6869 Agotamiento de servicio en el desensamblador del protocolo WebSock… http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    An announcement of CVE-2026-6869, detailing a WebSocket dissector crash in Wireshark that leads to a denial of service, with no PoC, exploit code, active exploitation, or patch information provided.

    0000018
    74 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-6869 WebSocket 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-2026-6869

    Post summary

    The entry announces a DoS vulnerability in Wireshark’s WebSocket dissector (CVE‑2026‑6869), listing affected versions, but offers no PoC, exploit, or mitigation details.

    00000123
    57.3K followersView on X
CPE platform detail1 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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