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CVE-2026-76886

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Description

C12.22 protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-19 23:16:19.553000
Last modified
2026-10-24 13:10:00.147000
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  "published": "2026-08-19T23:16:19.553",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T13:10:00.147",
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