CVE-2026-5655

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 10.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-04-30 05:38Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-04-30 12:52Z6 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-06

Assigning CNA

GitLab

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
• CWE-237Improper Handling of Structural ElementsBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

b05c9b5b808e6c39c749358060a52e7fd30feb4d3fc6c7f77b5921f6635480d7

• www.wireshark.orghttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-19.html
• gitlab.comGitLab Issue #21112https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/21112issue-trackingpermissions-required
• gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21112exploit