Monero protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service
CVE-2026-5409
Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-30. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 41(Track)EG Risk 41/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity55% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 30, 2026
Last Modified
May 1, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated May 1, 2026Monero dissector stack overflow via nested structs (#21066) · Issues · Wireshark Foundation / Wireshark · GitLab
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21066Wireshark • Go Deep | Wireshark • wnpa-sec-2026-08 Monero dissector crash
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-08.htmlMonero dissector stack overflow via nested structs (#21066) · Issues · Wireshark Foundation / Wireshark · GitLab
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/21066Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | 3.4.10-0+deb11u1 ... 4.6.6-2 (69 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | 4.0.10-1 ... 4.6.6-2 (50 versions) | — | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | 4.4.13-0+deb13u1, 4.4.14-0+deb13u1, 4.4.7-1, 4.4.8-0exp1, 4.4.9-1 | 4.4.15-0+deb13u1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | 4.4.7-1 ... 4.6.4-1 (13 versions) | 4.6.5-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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