MCP Inspector CVE-2025-49596: Anatomy of a 9.4 RCE in Anthropic's Reference Tool
A missing auth check in MCP Inspector versions below 0.14.1 let any website pop a shell on a developer's machine. Here is the full chain and what to fix.
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A missing auth check in MCP Inspector versions below 0.14.1 let any website pop a shell on a developer's machine. Here is the full chain and what to fix.
A maximum-severity vulnerability in Erlang/OTP's SSH server allowed unauthenticated remote code execution. Any system running Erlang's built-in SSH daemon was at risk, including telecom infrastructure.
A critical path traversal vulnerability in Apache Struts allowed RCE through file upload manipulation. The disclosure triggered flashbacks to the 2017 Equifax breach caused by a similar Struts flaw.
A critical vulnerability in GitLab's GitHub import feature allowed authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server. The flaw highlighted risks in platform migration features.
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