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CVE-2025-52573: iOS Simulator MCP Server Command Injection Vulnerability

ios-simulator-mcp

The ios-simulator-mcp server contains an insecure use of child process execution, allowing command injection via exposed LLM tool arguments. The vulnerability was patched in version 1.3.3.

disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why

CVSS
6.0
EPSS
0.01 · top 48% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
26 Jun 2025
last update
26 Jun 2025
CVE ids
CVE-2025-52573other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 26 Jun 2025CVE-2025-52573: iOS Simulator MCP Server (ios-simulator-mcp) is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with iOS simulators.

Sources · 1

Advisories and databases

  1. 2025-06-26
    CVE-2025-52573: iOS Simulator MCP Server (ios-simulator-mcp) is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with iOS simulators.
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52573

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Classification

lane
Patch now
AI role
Attack on AI
categories
Infrastructure vulnerabilityAgent hijack
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
fix status
Fix status unknown
targets
Framework / tooling
owasp llm top 10
LLM03:2025 Supply ChainLLM06:2025 Excessive Agency
mitre atlas
AML.T0053 AI Agent Tool Invocation
tags
command-injectionmcp-server
dates
happened 26 Jun 2025 · first reported 26 Jun 2025
origin
NVD
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 10:04Z · updated 2026-10-18 10:04Z

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# CVE-2025-52573: iOS Simulator MCP Server Command Injection Vulnerability

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2025-52573-ios-simulator-mcp-server-command-injection-vu · AIR-2025-0432 · closed 2025-06-26

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2025-06-26
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: ios-simulator-mcp
- CVE ids: CVE-2025-52573
- CVSS: 6

## Summary

The ios-simulator-mcp server contains an insecure use of child process execution, allowing command injection via exposed LLM tool arguments. The vulnerability was patched in version 1.3.3.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2025-06-26: CVE-2025-52573: iOS Simulator MCP Server (ios-simulator-mcp) is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with iOS simulators. (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52573)

## Sources

- 2025-06-26 NVD: CVE-2025-52573: iOS Simulator MCP Server (ios-simulator-mcp) is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with iOS simulators. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52573

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