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CVE-2026-6533

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Description

Dissection engine LZ77 decompression crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-30 07:16:40.627000
Last modified
2026-10-26 00:10:00.150000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-6533",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-04-30T07:16:40.627",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T00:10:00.150",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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    },
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    }
  ],
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      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
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          "product": "Wireshark",
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            },
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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