Vulnerability · Published Jul 8, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2026-15166Stack-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity stack buffer overflow in Wireshark from Wireshark Foundation. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allows denial of service
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | wireshark | 4.6.9-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-15166 |
| Debian:12 | wireshark | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15166 |
| Debian:13 | wireshark | 4.4.18-0+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15166 |
| Debian:14 | wireshark | 4.6.9-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15166 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wireshark | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15166 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | wireshark | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15166 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | wireshark | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15166 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | wireshark | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15166 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark | 4.6.0 – before 4.6.74.4.0 – before 4.4.17 |
Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H