CVE-2026-5656
HIGHImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Wireshark
Title source: cnaDescription
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
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Permissions Required issue-tracking
permissions-required
GitLab Issue #21115
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/21115
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
6.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (3)
wireshark/wireshark
4.4.0 - 4.4.15
Wireshark Foundation/Wireshark
4.4.0 - 4.4.15
Wireshark Foundation/Wireshark
4.6.0 - 4.6.5
Published
May 01, 2026
Tracked Since
May 01, 2026