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Description

Profile import path traversal in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-06 | Published 2026-04-30 | Updated 2026-05-02 | Assigner GitLab




HIGH: 7.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Product status

Default status
unaffected

4.6.0 (semver) before 4.6.5
affected

4.4.0 (semver) before 4.4.15
affected

Credits

TODO finder

References

www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-21.html

gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/21115 (GitLab Issue #21115) issue-tracking permissions-required

cve.org (CVE-2026-5656)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-5656)

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