CVE-2026-0959 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Wireshark versions 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.12, specifically within its IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5, this vulnerability can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to cause a high impact denial of service. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.4.0, < 4.4.13CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.6.0, < 4.6.3CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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