CVE-2026-76918

A flaw was found in Wireshark. A local attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the SSH (Secure Shell) protocol dissector, which is responsible for analyzing SSH network traffic. This flaw, triggered by user interaction, could lead to a crash of the Wireshark application, resulting in a denial of service (DoS).

A flaw was found in the SSH protocol dissector in Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.18 and 4.6.0 through 4.6.7. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, and 9 ship Wireshark versions prior to the affected range and are not vulnerable. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and Red Hat In-Vehicle OS ship an affected version of Wireshark.

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.

Do not open untrusted packet capture files or capture traffic from untrusted networks with Wireshark.