Findings

CVE-2025-64340

FastMCP is the standard framework for building MCP applications.

Published Apr 3, 2026 · updated Jul 24, 2026 · jlowin fastmcp

FastMCP is the standard framework for building MCP applications. Prior to version 3.2.0, server names containing shell metacharacters (e.g., &) can cause command injection on Windows when passed to fastmcp install claude-code or fastmcp install gemini-cli. These install paths use subprocess.run() with a list argument, but on Windows the target CLIs often resolve to .cmd wrappers that are executed through cmd.exe, which interprets metacharacters in the flattened command string. This issue has been patched in version 3.2.0.

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Timeline

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  1. Apr 3, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    FastMCP is the standard framework for building MCP applications. Prior to version 3.2.0, server names containing shell metacharacters (e.g., &) can cause command injection on Windows when passed to fastmcp install claude-code or fastmcp install gemini-cli. These install paths use subprocess.run() with a list argument, but on Windows the target CLIs often resolve to .cmd wrappers that are executed

  2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    FastMCP is the standard framework for building MCP applications. Prior to version 3.2.0, server names containing shell metacharacters (e.g., &) can cause command injection on Windows when passed to fastmcp install claude-code or fastmcp install gemini-cli. These install paths use subprocess.run() with a list argument, but on Windows the target CLIs often resolve to .cmd wrappers that are executed

Affected

  • cpe jlowin/fastmcpversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-64340

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-64340

    FastMCP is the standard framework for building MCP applications. Prior to version 3.2.0, server names containing shell metacharacters (e.g., &) can cause command injection on Windows when passed to fastmcp install claude-code or fastmcp install gemini-cli. These install paths use

    nvd.nist.gov

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