Infinite loop Affecting wireshark package, versions [4.4.0,4.4.15)[4.6.0,4.6.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-16322813
  • published30 Apr 2026
  • disclosed30 Apr 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 30 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-6534  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 4.4.15, 4.6.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Infinite loop in the USB HID protocol dissector process. An attacker can cause the application to enter an infinite loop and become unresponsive by supplying specially crafted USB HID protocol data during packet analysis.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1