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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-3201 · published 25 February 2026

CVE-2026-3201: Wireshark allocation without limits vulnerability

Wireshark · Wireshark

USB HID protocol dissector memory exhaustion in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial of service

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.27% · top 82.3% CWE-1325 · CWE-1325CWE-770 · Allocation without limits
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.27%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

USB HID protocol dissector memory exhaustion in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial of service

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20972 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-05.html Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-3201), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.