CVE-2025-52573
June 26, 2025
iOS Simulator MCP Server (ios-simulator-mcp) is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with iOS simulators. Versions prior to 1.3.3 are written in a way that is vulnerable to command injection vulnerability attacks as part of some of its MCP Server tool definition and implementation. The MCP Server exposes the tool "ui_tap" which relies on Node.js child process API "exec" which is an unsafe and vulnerable API if concatenated with untrusted user input. LLM exposed user input for "duration", "udid", and "x" and "y" args can be replaced with shell meta-characters like ";" or "&&" or others to change the behavior from running the expected command "idb" to another command. When LLMs are tricked through prompt injection (and other techniques and attack vectors) to call the tool with input that uses special shell characters such as "; rm -rf /tmp;#" and other payload variations, the full command-line text will be interepted by the shell and result in other commands except of "ps" executing on the host running the MCP Server. Version 1.3.3 contains a patch for the issue.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.0.0 <v1.3.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.3.3ios-simulator-mcp (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.0 <1.3.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.3.3Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
4.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.02