CVE-2026-95395 json
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Wireshark
published 2026-09-29 41 d ago modified 2026-10-08 32 d ago also EUVD-2026-88702
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IEEE C37.118 Synchrophasor protocol dissector memory leak in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Patch / fix
- Wireshark Foundation Wireshark 4.4.19, 4.6.9
- wireshark Debian 13 4.4.19-0+deb13u1
- wireshark Debian 14 4.6.9-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-95395
- wireshark openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.6.9-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11912-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-95395 updated cvss 5.5
wireshark: wireshark: Denial of Service via memory leak in IEEE C37.118 Synchrophasor dissector
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 wireshark 4.4.2-10.el10_2affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 wireshark, wireshark-gnome, wireshark 4.4.2-10.el10_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 wireshark, wireshark-gnome, wireshark 4.4.2-10.el10_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 wireshark, wireshark-cli, wireshark 4.4.2-10.el10_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 wireshark, wireshark-cli, wireshark 4.4.2-10.el10_2not affected: vulnerable code not present
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 41 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21492 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- Wireshark Foundation Wireshark
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
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gitlab.com
/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21492
exploit, vendor-advisory
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wireshark.org
/security/wnpa-sec-2026-96.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-95395
- NVD CVE-2026-95395
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.