Is wireshark-mcp affected by CVE-2026-43901?

PyPI wireshark-mcp is affected in <=1.1.5.

Is CVE-2026-43901 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

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CVE-2026-43901

Q: Is CVE-2026-43901 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

PyPI · wireshark-mcp

Summary

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

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.3% (p20)
Also known as: GHSA-3r68-x3xc-rxpg
Published: 2026-05-05

References

https://github.com/bx33661/Wireshark-MCP/security/advisories/GHSA-3r68-x3xc-rxpg
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43901
https://github.com/bx33661/Wireshark-MCP

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Sources: CISA KEV (public domain), OSV.dev & GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0), FIRST EPSS, NVD/CWE (public domain). Served live from the Stateward advisory database.