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CVE-2026-95389: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-09-29 · updated 2026-10-08
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

SCTP protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service

Affected products

• Wireshark Foundation Wireshark: from 4.4.0 before 4.4.19; from 4.6.0 before 4.6.9 — fixed in 4.4.19, 4.6.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Wireshark Foundation Wireshark 4.4.19, 4.6.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21481
• https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-93.html
• https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21481

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