High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 30, 2026· Updated May 1, 2026
CVE-2026-5402
CVE-2026-5402
Description
TLS protocol dissector heap overflow in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 allows denial of service and possible code execution
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Affected products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/21090nvdExploitIssue Tracking
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-14.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
News mentions
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