What is CVE-2026-76924?

CVE-2026-76924 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Foundation, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-76924?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Wireshark Foundation

CVE-2026-76924

Kerberos protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Wireshark Foundation

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@gitlab.com
cve@gitlab.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-76924?: CVE-2026-76924 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Foundation, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-76924?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.