CVE-2026-6527

A flaw was found in Wireshark, a network protocol analyzer. A local user could be affected by this vulnerability if they open a specially crafted capture file containing malformed ASN.1 PER (Abstract Syntax Notation One Packed Encoding Rules) protocol data. This could lead to a crash of the Wireshark application, resulting in a denial of service.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Users should exercise caution when opening capture files from untrusted sources. Avoid opening any capture files that originate from unknown or suspicious origins to prevent triggering the denial of service vulnerability.