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Critical mcp-remote Vulnerability Enables Remote Code Execution, Impacting 437,000+ Downloads

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()4 min read5 · 3 reads
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2025-49596
Unauthenticated RCE in Anthropic MCP Inspector (versions below 0.14.1)
9.443%
CVE-2025-53109
+1 related CVE
Model Context Protocol Servers: Versions of Filesystem prior to 0.6.4 or 2025.7.01 could allow access to unintended files via symlinks within allowed…
7.3<1%
CVE-2025-6514
Critical OS Command Injection in mcp-remote Enables RCE via Untrusted MCP Servers
9.678%

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4 min read at thehackernews.com

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in the open-source mcp-remote project that could result in the execution of arbitrary operating system (OS) commands. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6514 , carries a CVSS score of 9. 6 out of 10.

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