Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 338411

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 4.4.18. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.4.18 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)

- 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)

- SSH 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-2026-15171)

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 4.4.18 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 338411

File Name: macosx_wireshark_4_4_18.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 8/20/2026

Updated: 8/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.04

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: 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-2026-0959, CVE-2026-0961, CVE-2026-0962, CVE-2026-15163, CVE-2026-15164, CVE-2026-15166, CVE-2026-15167, CVE-2026-15168, CVE-2026-15169, CVE-2026-15170, CVE-2026-15171, CVE-2026-15172, CVE-2026-15174, 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-2026-6532, CVE-2026-6533, CVE-2026-6534, CVE-2026-6535, 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: 2024-B-0153-S, 2024-B-0185-S, 2025-B-0029-S, 2025-B-0086-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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