CVE-2025-49596
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Description
The MCP inspector is a developer tool for testing and debugging MCP servers. Versions of MCP Inspector below 0.14.1 are vulnerable to remote code execution due to lack of authentication between the Inspector client and proxy, allowing unauthenticated requests to launch MCP commands over stdio. Users should immediately upgrade to version 0.14.1 or later to address these vulnerabilities.
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID |
CWE Name |
Source |
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CWE-306
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Missing Authentication for Critical Function |
GitHub, Inc.
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Change History
4 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CISA-ADP
6/17/2026 5:31:33 AM
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SSVC |
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CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc.
6/17/2026 5:31:33 AM
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Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Affected |
[{"vendor":"modelcontextprotocol","product":"inspector","versions":[{"version":"< 0.14.1","status":"affected"}]}]
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CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc.
7/09/2025 5:15:27 PM
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Type |
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| Added |
Reference |
https://thenewstack.io/mcp-vulnerability-exposes-the-ai-untrusted-code-crisis
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Reference |
https://www.oligo.security/blog/critical-rce-vulnerability-in-anthropic-mcp-inspector-cve-2025-49596
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New CVE Received from GitHub, Inc.
6/13/2025 4:15:23 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Description |
The MCP inspector is a developer tool for testing and debugging MCP servers. Versions of MCP Inspector below 0.14.1 are vulnerable to remote code execution due to lack of authentication between the Inspector client and proxy, allowing unauthenticated requests to launch MCP commands over stdio. Users should immediately upgrade to version 0.14.1 or later to address these vulnerabilities.
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| Added |
CVSS V4.0 |
AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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| Added |
CWE |
CWE-306
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| Added |
Reference |
https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector/commit/50df0e1ec488f3983740b4d28d2a968f12eb8979
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| Added |
Reference |
https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector/security/advisories/GHSA-7f8r-222p-6f5g
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2025-49596 NVD
Published Date: 06/13/2025 NVD
Last Modified: 06/17/2026
Source: GitHub, Inc.
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