Wireshark MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that enables AI assistants to perform network packet analysis, capture, and security operations on a remote machine via Wireshark/tshark.

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// key findings

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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 2 high

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No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

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// known CVEs in dependencies2 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.0GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

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// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

configWIRESHARK_PCAP_DIR— Directory on remote host for pcap files /tmp/mcp-pcaps

configWIRESHARK_SSH_HOST— SSH hostname or IP of the remote machine kali

configWIRESHARK_SSH_USER— SSH username (optional if using SSH config) (empty)

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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only

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commit: 04354dd1e149c0719809ee4ff722d92be54119c2

code hash: 1601be86da3e2feb23c081cacb19dc172de4d58d1b31c765509500793ee24393

verified: 6/13/2026, 9:58:41 AM

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