CVE-2025-13499: Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.10 allows denial of service

CVE-2025-13499 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2025-11-21

Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.10 allows denial of service

Technologies: Wireshark. Vendors: Wireshark.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-13499 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-13499 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-13499?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 21 November 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
Wireshark. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-13499?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-13499?
Check whether you run Wireshark. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Wireshark

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