High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 1, 2026· Updated May 4, 2026
CVE-2026-5405
CVE-2026-5405
Description
RDP protocol dissector crash 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
AI Insight
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Affected products
5- osv-coords3 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/wireshark&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP6-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP6
< 4.6.5-1.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.6.5-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.14-150600.18.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.14-150600.18.41.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/21105nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-17.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
News mentions
1- ⚡ Weekly Recap: AI-Powered Phishing, Android Spying Tool, Linux Exploit, GitHub RCE & MoreThe Hacker News · May 4, 2026