CVE-2026-0959

MEDIUM

Wireshark 4.4.0-4.4.12 and 4.6.0-4.6.2 - Denial of Service in IEEE 802.11 Dissector

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.12 allows denial of service

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory issue-tracking permissions-required
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20939

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 14.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (3)
wireshark/wireshark 4.4.0 - 4.4.13
Wireshark Foundation/Wireshark 4.4.0 - 4.4.13
Wireshark Foundation/Wireshark 4.6.0 - 4.6.3
Published Jan 14, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026