The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 4.6.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.6.5 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.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 (CVE-2026-6525)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.6.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.6.5 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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
311427	Wireshark 4.6.x < 4.6.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	5/1/2026	5/5/2026	high
311801	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-6525	Nessus	Misc.	5/2/2026	5/7/2026	medium
311426	Wireshark 4.6.x < 4.6.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	5/1/2026	5/5/2026	high

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