Vulnerability · Published Apr 30, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2026-5401Uncontrolled Recursion in Wireshark
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 2% 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 98.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
AFP Spotlight protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wireshark | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5401 |
| Debian:13 | wireshark | 4.4.15-0+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5401 |
| Debian:14 | wireshark | 4.6.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5401 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wireshark | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5401 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | wireshark | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5401 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | wireshark | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5401 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | wireshark | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5401 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark | 4.6.0 – before 4.6.54.4.0 – before 4.4.15 |
Weakness: CWE-674 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-13.html
- GitLab Issue #21088 issue-tracking, permissions-required