CVE-2026-96415

Status: Awaiting AnalysisMedium (5.5)—

Catapult DCT2000 protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base score: 5.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.14%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 3
Score date: 10/6/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1203 Exploitation for Client Executionexecution45 %
Primary impactT1499.004 Application or System Exploitationimpact75 %

Explotación corregida por reglas (vector CVSS): era T1068

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Filter Network Traffic Application Isolation and Sandboxing Exploit Protection Update Software

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Wireshark — Wireshark^AI

CWEs

CWE-121

References

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