CVE-2026-6554

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• 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

0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 37.9% 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

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-22.

Red Hat severity

Important. 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

2026-09-05 18:51Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-22 20:08Z6 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-04-17

Assigning CNA

Tcpdump

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3a36ca4e18cdb4aa24528d4071db1eac0e4c72cb3ffa4ecef2e5ef73f48e6b90

• github.comhttps://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/ff3c83475ac303c6b681c52ad0b6e14795a8e0cepatch
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/22/3