CVE-2026-15168 (GCVE-0-2026-15168)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 21:47 – Updated: 2026-07-09 13:54
VLAI
Title
Use of Uninitialized Variable in Wireshark
Summary
BLF file parser in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allows possible information disclosure
Severity
2.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-09 13:53 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-457 - Use of Uninitialized Variable
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark Affected: 4.6.0 , < 4.6.7 (semver)
Affected: 4.4.0 , < 4.4.17 (semver)
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Credits
Thai Duong Tran
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