CVE-2026-5656CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Wireshark

High · published April 30, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
7.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00180 · 7.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-04-30T23:03Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 APR 23:03Z
    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Wireshark
    cvelistv5