CVE-2026-0959

5.3 MEDIUM

Published: January 14, 2026 Modified: January 21, 2026

Description

IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.12 allows denial of service

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0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

Source: cve@gitlab.com

Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Source: cve@gitlab.com

Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

CVSS v3 Score

5.3 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.0%

8th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

CWE-787

wireshark