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Wireshark CVE-2026-76888

| EUVDEUVD-2026-63144 LOW
Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
2026-08-19 GitLab GHSA-744r-mg5c-qh5x
3.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: GitLab

Severity by source

Vendor (GitLab) PRIMARY
3.1 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
vuln.today AI
3.1 LOW

Network vector as crafted traffic or files reach the dissector; AC:H for required payload precision; UI:R mandatory as victim must actively open or capture; availability-only crash impact confirmed.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (GitLab).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitLab

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Aug 19, 2026 - 23:21 vuln.today
Patch available
Aug 19, 2026 - 23:04 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 19, 2026 - 22:35 cve.org
LOW 3.1

DescriptionCVE.org

RDP protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service

AnalysisAI

Wireshark's RDP protocol dissector in versions 4.4.0-4.4.17 and 4.6.0-4.6.7 contains a heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122) that crashes the application when processing specially crafted RDP packet data, resulting in denial of service. Exploitation requires user interaction - a victim must open a malicious capture file or actively dissect attacker-controlled RDP traffic - and attack complexity is rated high, reflecting the need for a precisely crafted payload. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Craft malformed RDP packet payload
Delivery
Deliver crafted capture file or inject RDP traffic
Exploit
Victim opens capture or begins live capture
Execution
RDP dissector processes malformed packet
Impact
Heap overflow crashes Wireshark process

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to be running Wireshark 4.4.0-4.4.17 or 4.6.0-4.6.7 with the RDP dissector enabled (enabled by default) and to actively open a crafted capture file or capture live network traffic containing attacker-controlled RDP packets. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.1 (Low) accurately characterises the constrained real-world impact: the vulnerability causes only a crash of the Wireshark application (A:L) with no confidentiality or integrity consequence (C:N/I:N), and requires both high attack complexity (AC:H) and active user interaction (UI:R). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts a malicious .pcapng file containing specially malformed RDP packets designed to trigger the heap overflow in Wireshark's RDP dissector, then shares it with a network analyst - for example, as a purported incident evidence file or threat intelligence sample. The analyst opens the file in a vulnerable Wireshark version, causing an immediate application crash. …
Remediation The primary fix is to upgrade to Wireshark 4.4.18 or 4.6.8, as confirmed by EUVD-2026-63144 and detailed in the Wireshark Foundation advisory at https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-67.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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