Authenticated command injection via shell-built tshark calls
Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Command injection in kylecui NetForensicMCP 2.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute OS commands via crafted tool arguments. In index.js, capture_packets, extract_stream_content, and get_stream_info build tshark shell command strings and pass unsanitized interface and protocol values to child_process.exec via execAsync. Reachability requires access to invoke MCP tools, but any caller that can trigger those tools, including a manipulated MCP client on Windows, can run commands with the server process's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in kylecui NetForensicMCP 2.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute OS commands via crafted tool arguments. In index.js, capture_packets, extract_stream_content, and get_stream_info build tshark shell command strings and pass unsanitized interface and protocol values to child_process.exec via execAsync. Reachability requires access to invoke MCP tools, but any caller that can trigger those tools, including a manipulated MCP client on Windows, can run commands with the server process's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-75011
- Published
- Aug 17, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- kylecui
- Product
- NetForensicMCP
- Classifications
- CWE-77, CWE-74, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.1.0
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- GitHub issue #1 proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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