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Vulnerability · Published Apr 30, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab

CVE-2026-5656Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Wireshark

High 7.0

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in Wireshark from Wireshark Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:10wireshark1:4.4.2-10.el10_2ALSA-2026:20600
AlmaLinux:10wireshark-cli1:4.4.2-10.el10_2ALSA-2026:20600
AlmaLinux:10wireshark-devel1:4.4.2-10.el10_2ALSA-2026:20600
Debian:12wiresharkno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-5656
Debian:13wireshark4.4.15-0+deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5656
Debian:14wireshark4.6.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5656
Rocky Linux:10wireshark1:4.4.2-10.el10_2RLSA-2026:20600
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSwiresharkno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-5656
Ubuntu:25.10wiresharkno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-5656
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSwiresharkno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-5656
Ubuntu:26.10wiresharkno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-5656

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark 4.6.0 – before 4.6.54.4.0 – before 4.4.15

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References