Vulnerability · CVE-2026-5656
Profile import path traversal in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution
Published May 1, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 15, 2026 · Profile import path traversal
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5656. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Profile import path traversal is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Profile import path traversal).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.18%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe wireshark/wireshark
Profile import path traversal in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution
Are you affected?
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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe wireshark/wiresharkversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-5656
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5656. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Profile import path traversal is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.18%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 1, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Profile import path traversal in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution
Jul 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Profile import path traversal in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5656
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5656
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5656
Profile import path traversal in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.