Critical Mcp-Remote Flaw Could Enable RCE when Connecting AI Clients

Tenable Research warns of critical AI tool vulnerability that requires immediate attention [CVE-2025-49596] - Security On Screen by The Security Industry Group

Tenable Research has identified a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-49596) in Anthropic’s widely adopted MCP Inspector, an open-source tool crucial for AI development. With a CVSS score of 9.4, this flaw leverages default, insecure configurations, leaving organisations exposed by design. Exploitation is alarmingly simple — a mere visit to a malicious website can fully compromise a […]

Tenable Research Warns of Critical AI Tool Vulnerability That Requires Immediate Attention [CVE-2025-49596]

Tenable Research has identified a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-49596) in Anthropic’s widely adopted MCP Inspector, an open-source tool crucial for AI development. With a CVSS score of 9.4,…

Critical mcp-remote flaw could enable RCE when connecting AI clients

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How Tenable Research Discovered a Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability on Anthropic MCP Inspector

Tenable Research recently discovered a critical vulnerability impacting Anthropic's MCP Inspector tool, a core element of the MCP ecosystem. In this blog, we provide details on how we discovered the vulnerability in this widely used open-source tool — and what users can do about it.Tenable Research discovered a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-49596) in Anthropic's MCP Inspector. This open-source tool, widely used for testing and troubleshooting…