CVE-2026-15163

HIGHNVD 7.57.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 91% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Multiple protocol dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allow denial of service

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
34(Track)
EG Risk 34/100SSVC: 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%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
8.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 8, 2026

Last Modified

July 9, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jul 8, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Fuzz job crash: fuzz-2026-07-01-15119891537.pcap (#21383) · Issues · Wireshark Foundation / Wireshark · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21383
generic

Fuzz job crash: fuzz-2026-06-07-14731326484.pcap (#21330) · Issues · Wireshark Foundation / Wireshark · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21330
generic

Fuzz job crash: fuzz-2026-05-25-14532035511.pcap (#21277) · Issues · Wireshark Foundation / Wireshark · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21277
generic

Fuzz job crash: fuzz-2026-05-25-14522946224.pcap (#21275) · Issues · Wireshark Foundation / Wireshark · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21275

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-15163(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 28× 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.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 03:05 UTCEG score recompute 2.00
  4. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-16 21:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-15 21:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-14 21:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-13 21:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-12 21:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-11 21:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-10 21:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-09 21:46 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  25. 2026-07-09 21:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
Show 3 more
  1. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-08 21:12 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-08 21:10 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-15163?
CVE-2026-15163 is a high vulnerability published on July 8, 2026. Multiple protocol dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allow denial of service
When was CVE-2026-15163 disclosed?
CVE-2026-15163 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-2026-15163 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-15163 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-15163?
CVE-2026-15163 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-15163?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-15163, 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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