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CVE-2025-58444: modelcontextprotocol inspector · Encoded URI Scheme XSS

Affects modelcontextprotocol inspectorSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High : upgrade to 0.16.6 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.6High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.16.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade modelcontextprotocol inspector to 0.16.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
modelcontextprotocol inspectorAffected
  • <0.16.6
Fixed in
  • 0.16.6

AI-suggested

A fix is available in MCP Inspector version 0.16.6, which hardens URL handling and validation to prevent script execution via crafted redirects. Users should upgrade to version 0.16.6 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2025-58444 is a high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the modelcontextprotocol (MCP) Inspector local development tool. The flaw occurs when the Inspector renders a redirect URL from a remote MCP server without proper neutralization of encoded URI schemes. Connecting to an untrusted server can allow crafted redirects to inject scripts into the Inspector context, potentially leading to arbitrary command execution on the developer's machine. Version 0.16.6 of the Inspector includes hardened URL handling and validation that prevents this script execution.

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