CVE-2026-15167

HIGHNVD 5.57.5▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-08. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 2.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

DBS Etherwatch file parser crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allows denial of service

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 8, 2026

Last Modified

July 9, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 8, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Buffer overflow in DBS Etherwatch capture file parser (#21352) · Issues · Wireshark Foundation / Wireshark · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21352

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-15167(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
wireshark3.4.10-0+deb11u1 ... 4.6.6-2 (69 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
wireshark4.0.10-1 ... 4.6.6-2 (50 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
wireshark4.4.13-0+deb13u1 ... 4.6.6-2 (20 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
wireshark4.4.7-1 ... 4.6.6-2 (16 versions)——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 110× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-08-30 07:28 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-15167?
CVE-2026-15167 is a high vulnerability published on July 8, 2026. DBS Etherwatch file parser crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allows denial of service
When was CVE-2026-15167 disclosed?
CVE-2026-15167 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2026, with the most recent update on July 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-15167 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-15167 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 93.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-15167?
CVE-2026-15167 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.5.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-15167?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-15167, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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