CVE-2026-6537
Wireshark: Wireshark: Denial of Service via ZigBee protocol dissector crash
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 30, 2026
Updated · July 3, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Wireshark. A remote attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the ZigBee protocol dissector by crafting a malicious packet. This could lead to a crash of the Wireshark application, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) for the user.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
To mitigate this issue, users can disable the ZigBee protocol dissector in Wireshark. This can be achieved by navigating to Analyze > Enabled Protocols... and unchecking the 'ZigBee' protocol. Alternatively, users should avoid opening untrusted capture files or analyzing untrusted live network traffic with Wireshark.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion