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CVE-2026-43901
Wireshark MCP is an MCP Server that turns tshark into a structured analysis interface, then layers in optional Wireshark suite utilities. In 1.1.5 and earlier, wireshark-mcp exposes a wireshark_export_objects MCP tool that accepts an attacker-controlled dest_dir parameter and passes it to tshark's --export-objects flag with no mandatory path restriction. The path sandbox (_allowed_dirs) is None by default and only activates when the environment variable WIRESHARK_MCP_ALLOWED_DIRS is explicitly s
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"Wireshark-MCP","vendor":"bx33661","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"<= 1.1.5"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.8,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb61f730314a57c4fb2ed5b8f10a36aad3cf76788abac1a3a2cc358abcdb589f · sha256:72e8faf2ceb8fea0… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb61f730314a57c4fb2ed5b8f10a36aad3cf76788abac1a3a2cc358abcdb589f · sha256:72e8faf2ceb8fea0… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/bx33661/Wireshark-MCP/security/advisories/GHSA-3r68-x3xc-rxpg"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb61f730314a57c4fb2ed5b8f10a36aad3cf76788abac1a3a2cc358abcdb589f · sha256:72e8faf2ceb8fea0… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"name":"https://github.com/bx33661/Wireshark-MCP/security/advisories/GHSA-3r68-x3xc-rxpg","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/bx33661/Wireshark-MCP/security/advisories/GHSA-3r68-x3xc-rxpg"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:bb61f730314a57c4fb2ed5b8f10a36aad3cf76788abac1a3a2cc358abcdb589f · sha256:72e8faf2ceb8fea0… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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