Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.15 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 311437

Synopsis

An application installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 4.4.15. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.4.15 advisory.

- RF4CE Profile protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-3203)

- GSM RP protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-6870)

- Monero protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-5409)

- BT-DHT protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-5408)

- FC-SWILS protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-5406)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Wireshark version 4.4.15 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 311437

File Name: macosx_wireshark_4_4_15.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 5/1/2026

Updated: 5/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-6870

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-3203

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Wireshark, Host/MacOSX/Version, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-11595, CVE-2024-11596, CVE-2024-9780, CVE-2024-9781, CVE-2025-13499, CVE-2025-13945, CVE-2025-13946, CVE-2025-1492, CVE-2025-5601, CVE-2026-3201, CVE-2026-3203, CVE-2026-5299, CVE-2026-5401, CVE-2026-5403, CVE-2026-5404, CVE-2026-5405, CVE-2026-5406, CVE-2026-5407, CVE-2026-5408, CVE-2026-5409, CVE-2026-5653, CVE-2026-5654, CVE-2026-5656, CVE-2026-5657, CVE-2026-6519, CVE-2026-6520, CVE-2026-6521, CVE-2026-6522, CVE-2026-6523, CVE-2026-6524, CVE-2026-6527, CVE-2026-6529, CVE-2026-6530, CVE-2026-6531, CVE-2026-6533, CVE-2026-6534, CVE-2026-6537, CVE-2026-6538, CVE-2026-6867, CVE-2026-6868, CVE-2026-6869, CVE-2026-6870

IAVB: 2024-B-0153-S, 2024-B-0185-S, 2025-B-0029-S, 2025-B-0086-S, 2025-B-0197-S, 2026-B-0053-S, 2026-B-0112

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