Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation in Wireshark (CVE-2026-96421) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 5.5CVE-2026-96421

Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation in Wireshark

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-96421 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation in Wireshark. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Wireshark Foundation/Wireshark (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 29, 2026Updated Sep 29, 2026Source checked Sep 29, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 29, 2026Material review Sep 29, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 5.5
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Wireshark Foundation/Wireshark (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Wireshark Foundation/Wiresharkgeneric	>=4.6.0 <4.6.9 \|\| >=4.4.0 <4.4.19	4.6.9, 4.4.19

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Wireshark Foundation/Wireshark.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported solution: Upgrade to version 4.6.9 or above

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 29, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

USB HID protocol dissector infinite loop and memory leak in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.