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CVE-2026-95395: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Wireshark
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2026-09-29 · updated 2026-10-08
- Weakness: CWE-401
Description
IEEE C37.118 Synchrophasor protocol dissector memory leak 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/21492
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-96.html
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21492
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