Skip to content
NewA calmer, faster ZeroHour
VulnerabilityPoC ×33 · 2 reads

CVE-2026-23744

Unauthenticated RCE in MCPJam Inspector via crafted HTTP requests

CVSS 3.1
9.8 critical
EPSS
68%p99
Published
·
Modified
Analyze CVE-2026-23744 with Vani AIImpact, affected versions, exploitation status, mitigations and detection

MCPJam inspector versions 1.4.2 and earlier are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution (CWE-306): a crafted HTTP request triggers the installation of an MCP server, which results in arbitrary code execution on the host running the inspector. Because the tool binds to 0.0.0.0 by default instead of 127.0.0.1, any machine that can reach the listening port — typically other hosts on the local network, or the internet if port-forwarded — can exploit it with no credentials and no user interaction. A successful attack gives the attacker code execution in the context of the inspector process on developer workstations or servers where the tool is running. Anyone running MCPJam inspector 1.4.2 or earlier is affected, with exposure concentrated among developers working with MCP servers locally. No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation is reported (not in CISA KEV), but a public PoC reference exists and EPSS assigns a 65.8% probability of exploitation within 30 days, making rapid patching advisable.

What to do: Upgrade to MCPJam inspector 1.4.3 or later immediately; until patched, bind the tool to 127.0.0.1 or firewall its listening port so only trusted hosts can reach it. Because the flaw requires no authentication, treat any host that ran 1.4.2 or earlier while the port was reachable from untrusted networks as potentially compromised and review for unexpected MCP server installs or process execution.

ProductAffected
mcpjam inspector1.4.2 and earlier (fixed in 1.4.3)
Estimated exposure
nichelikely low thousands of installations at most (no public install counts) — No public install counts exist in the data, so this is based on deployment patterns: MCPJam inspector is a niche, local-first developer tool for the MCP ecosystem that is typically launched ad hoc on individual workstations, and only…

Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.

Description · NVD

MCPJam inspector is the local-first development platform for MCP servers. Versions 1.4.2 and earlier are vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, which allows an attacker to send a crafted HTTP request that triggers the installation of an MCP server, leading to RCE. Since MCPJam inspector by default listens on 0.0.0.0 instead of 127.0.0.1, an attacker can trigger the RCE remotely via a simple HTTP request. Version 1.4.3 contains a patch.

Vendors
mcpjam
Products
inspector
Weakness
CWE-306
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

In the news

1 story