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
CVE-2026-76886
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 75% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 60(Track*)EG Risk 60/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 25%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 19, 2026
Last Modified
August 28, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Sep 18, 2026CMS MessageDigest verification dereferences missing algorithm (#21446) · Issues · Wireshark Foundation / Wireshark · GitLab
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21446Wireshark • Go Deep | Wireshark • wnpa-sec-2026-75 C12.22 protocol dissector crash
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-75.htmlEAX CMAC 16-bit length truncation can overflow heap on large C12.22 cleartext-auth payloads (#21439) · Issues · Wireshark Foundation / Wireshark · GitLab
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21439Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-76886(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(3 across 3 ecosystems)
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 ... 4.4.9-1 (7 versions) | 4.4.18-0+deb13u1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | 4.4.7-1 ... 4.6.6-2 (16 versions) | — | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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