CVE-2026-6523

Summary

GNW protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Wireshark FoundationWireshark4.6.0 < 4.6.5affected
Wireshark FoundationWireshark4.4.0 < 4.4.15affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-835: CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References