CVE-2026-6532

A flaw was found in Wireshark. A local user could exploit a crash in the Kismet protocol dissector by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted capture file. This vulnerability leads to a denial of service, making the application unavailable.

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.

To mitigate this issue, users should avoid opening untrusted or suspicious capture files with Wireshark. This vulnerability requires user interaction to open a specially crafted file, and exercising caution with file sources can prevent exploitation.