Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2026-76919Use of Uninitialized Variable in Wireshark
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ESS protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | wireshark | 1:4.4.2-10.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:84721 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | wireshark | 1:2.6.2-21.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:83657 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | wireshark | 1:3.4.10-9.el9_8.5 | ALSA-2026:83546 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | wireshark-cli | 1:4.4.2-10.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:84721 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | wireshark-cli | 1:2.6.2-21.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:83657 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | wireshark-cli | 1:3.4.10-9.el9_8.5 | ALSA-2026:83546 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | wireshark-devel | 1:4.4.2-10.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:84721 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | wireshark-devel | 1:2.6.2-21.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:83657 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | wireshark-devel | 1:3.4.10-9.el9_8.5 | ALSA-2026:83546 |
| Debian:12 | wireshark | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-76919 |
| Debian:13 | wireshark | 4.4.18-0+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-76919 |
| Debian:14 | wireshark | 4.6.9-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-76919 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | wireshark | 1:4.4.2-10.el10_2.8 | RLSA-2026:84721 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | wireshark | 1:2.6.2-21.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:83657 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | wireshark | 1:3.4.10-9.el9_8.5 | RLSA-2026:83546 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wireshark | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-76919 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | wireshark | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-76919 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | wireshark | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-76919 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark | 4.6.0 – before 4.6.84.4.0 – before 4.4.18 |
Weakness: CWE-457 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L