Reachable Assertion Affecting wireshark package, versions [4.4.0,4.4.18)[4.6.0,4.6.8)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-19427472
  • published29 Aug 2026
  • disclosed20 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-76926  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 4.4.18, 4.6.8 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Reachable Assertion in the BUSMASTER file parsing process. An attacker can cause the application to terminate unexpectedly by providing a specially crafted file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1