Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2026· Updated May 5, 2026
CVE-2026-6525
CVE-2026-6525
Description
IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
1- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-36.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
News mentions
3- CloudZ RAT potentially steals OTP messages using Pheno pluginCisco Talos Intelligence · May 5, 2026
- Wireshark 4.6.5 Released, (Sun, May 3rd)SANS Internet Storm Center · May 3, 2026
- Malicious Ad for Homebrew Leads to MacSync Stealer, (Fri, May 1st)SANS Internet Storm Center · May 1, 2026