CVE-2026-6870 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-6870: Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Wireshark

Vendor Wireshark Foundation
Product Wireshark
Weakness CWE-824
Published April 30, 2026
Last update April 30, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

GSM RP protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 30, 2026 CVE published
April 30, 2026 Record updated