Wireshark 4.6.x < 4.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 338408

Synopsis

An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.6.8. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.6.8 advisory.

- Memory leak in sharkd 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-7379)

- 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 (CVE-2026-5656)

- Catapult DCT2000 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-15174)

- pcapng file parser crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-15173)

- FMP/NOTIFY protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-15172)

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 4.6.8 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 338408

File Name: wireshark_4_6_8.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/20/2026

Updated: 8/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.15

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-2026-7379

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-5656

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Wireshark

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/19/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/19/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-13499, CVE-2025-13674, CVE-2025-13945, CVE-2025-13946, CVE-2026-0959, CVE-2026-0960, CVE-2026-0961, CVE-2026-0962, CVE-2026-15163, CVE-2026-15164, CVE-2026-15165, CVE-2026-15166, CVE-2026-15167, CVE-2026-15168, CVE-2026-15169, CVE-2026-15170, CVE-2026-15171, CVE-2026-15172, CVE-2026-15173, CVE-2026-15174, CVE-2026-3201, CVE-2026-3202, CVE-2026-3203, CVE-2026-5299, CVE-2026-5401, CVE-2026-5402, 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-2026-5655, 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-2026-6525, CVE-2026-6526, CVE-2026-6527, CVE-2026-6528, CVE-2026-6529, CVE-2026-6530, CVE-2026-6531, CVE-2026-6532, CVE-2026-6533, CVE-2026-6534, CVE-2026-6535, CVE-2026-6536, CVE-2026-6537, CVE-2026-6538, CVE-2026-6867, CVE-2026-6868, CVE-2026-6869, CVE-2026-6870, CVE-2026-7375, CVE-2026-7376, CVE-2026-7378, CVE-2026-7379

IAVB: 2025-B-0193-S, 2025-B-0197-S, 2026-B-0022-S, 2026-B-0053-S, 2026-B-0112-S, 2026-B-0191-S

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