Wireshark up to 4.4.16/4.6.6 NOTIFY Protocol denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wireshark up to 4.4.16/4.6.6. This affects an unknown function of the component NOTIFY Protocol. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-15172. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 4.4.16/4.6.6 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component NOTIFY Protocol. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

FMP/NOTIFY protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allows denial of service

The advisory is shared at wireshark.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-15172 since 07/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.4.17 or 4.6.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: Wireshark 4.4.17/4.6.7

Timelineinfo

07/08/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/08/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
07/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wireshark.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-15172 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-15172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-377033

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2026 23:58
Changes: 07/08/2026 23:58 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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