CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-6520
OpenFlow v6 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
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Wireshark","vendor":"Wireshark Foundation","versions":[{"lessThan":"4.6.5","status":"affected","version":"4.6.0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"4.4.15","status":"affected","version":"4.4.0","versionType":"semver"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb6b4f8bad5d9b688db75cc9760efd397ddd9e9266d6bc735e5ee0bfa6d6fb5b · sha256:dfa2ac89effc2ddf… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb6b4f8bad5d9b688db75cc9760efd397ddd9e9266d6bc735e5ee0bfa6d6fb5b · sha256:dfa2ac89effc2ddf… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-835","description":"CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb6b4f8bad5d9b688db75cc9760efd397ddd9e9266d6bc735e5ee0bfa6d6fb5b · sha256:dfa2ac89effc2ddf… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"url":"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21181"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb6b4f8bad5d9b688db75cc9760efd397ddd9e9266d6bc735e5ee0bfa6d6fb5b · sha256:dfa2ac89effc2ddf… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-40.html"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb6b4f8bad5d9b688db75cc9760efd397ddd9e9266d6bc735e5ee0bfa6d6fb5b · sha256:dfa2ac89effc2ddf… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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