CVE-2026-15171
NULL Pointer Dereference: Is CVE-2026-15171 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.
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Based on CVSS · FIRST EPSS
Confirm or dispute →CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSH protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allows denial of service
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