CVE-2026-95395

IEEE C37.118 Synchrophasor protocol dissector memory leak in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21492	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-96.html	Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21492	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark::::::::

History

08 Oct 2026, 01:32

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Wireshark Wireshark wireshark
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark::::::::
References	~~() https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21492 -~~	() https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21492 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-96.html -~~	() https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-96.html - Vendor Advisory

29 Sep 2026, 16:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21492 -~~	() https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21492 -

29 Sep 2026, 10:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-29 10:17

Updated : 2026-10-08 01:32

NVD link : CVE-2026-95395

Mitre link : CVE-2026-95395

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-95395

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wireshark

wireshark

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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