CVE-2026-43901

MEDIUMNVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-05. NVD baseline CVSS 6.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
6.8
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 set. In a default installation, any directory on the filesystem can be used as the export destination.

CVSS v3
6.8
EG Score
6.8(medium)
EPSS
20.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 11, 2026

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 11, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Arbitrary file write via export_objects when WIRESHARK_MCP_ALLOWED_DIRS is not configured · Advisory · bx33661/Wireshark-MCP · GitHub

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

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
pipwireshark-mcp—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
wireshark-mcp0.2.1 ... 1.1.5 (12 versions)——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 36× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  65. 2026-05-20 13:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-05-20 11:22 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43901?
CVE-2026-43901 is a medium vulnerability published on May 11, 2026. 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 wiresharkexportobjects MCP tool that accepts an attacker-controlled destdir parameter and passes it to tshark's…
When was CVE-2026-43901 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43901 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 11, 2026, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43901 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43901 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 20.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43901?
CVE-2026-43901 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43901?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43901, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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