CVE-2026-43901

medium
Published 2026-05-05 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
6.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v2
VIR risk
6.8

Description

wireshark-mcp vulnerable to arbitrary file write via export_objects when WIRESHARK_MCP_ALLOWED_DIRS is not configured

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
77%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security-advisories@github.com — https://github.com/bx33661/Wireshark-MCP/security/advisories/GHSA-3r68-x3xc-rxpg

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
python PyPIwireshark-mcp<=1.1.5
PIPwireshark-mcp<= 1.1.5

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
bx33661wireshark_mcp{"endIncluding":"1.1.5"}

References

CWEs

CWE-22

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.