Critical Vulnerability in Anthropic’s MCP Exposes Developer Machines to Remote Exploits

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Update Information

Title Critical Vulnerability in Anthropic’s MCP Exposes Developer Machines to Remote Exploits
Update ID THN:4431B852FF639DB684336428BA7AD6D2
Type thn
Published 2025-07-01T18:03:00
Last Updated 2025-07-01T18:03:23

Security Impact

CVSS Score 9.4
Severity CRITICAL

AI Analysis

AI Description A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Anthropic’s MCP Inspector allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on developer machines by exploiting a combination of browser vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. This could enable data theft, backdoor installation, and lateral network movement. The vulnerability is particularly dangerous due to its impact on AI developer tools and ecosystems.
AI Severity Critical
AI Vendor Anthropic
AI Product MCP Inspector
AI Version Versions below 0.14.1

Affected CVEs

  • CVE-2025-49596

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