Wireshark 4.4.6 is Now Available

The Wireshark development team has announced the release of a new version of the network analyzer — Wireshark 4.4.6. This is a regular update focused primarily on fixing vulnerabilities and improving stability. Despite the absence of global innovations, the release is important for anyone who regularly uses Wireshark in their professional work.

Key Improvements

Wireshark 4.4.6 fixes several critical bugs, including crashes when processing certain types of packets and issues when reading pcapng files.

In addition, the update improves compatibility with the latest operating systems and libraries, making the tool more reliable and predictable.

The latest update of Wireshark has improved visual components: I/O graphs, VoIP flows, and calls display, and TCP flow graphs. Additionally, user interface elements and dialog boxes have been improved.

Recommendations for Installation

The developers strongly recommend that users of previous versions upgrade to Wireshark 4.4.6. The new version is available for download on the official project website and supports Windows, macOS, and various Linux distributions.