CVE-2026-96421: Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation in Wireshark
Wireshark Foundation · Wireshark
Vendor fix available · Affected: Wireshark Foundation · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 3% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
USB HID protocol dissector infinite loop and memory leak in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Wireshark Foundation · Wiresharkfrom 4.6.0 before 4.6.9; from 4.4.0 before 4.4.19
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Wireshark Foundation
- Published
- September 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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