diff --git a/examples/server/src/elicitationUrlExample.ts b/examples/server/src/elicitationUrlExample.ts
index c38dd75e8..f1bbf31ac 100644
--- a/examples/server/src/elicitationUrlExample.ts
+++ b/examples/server/src/elicitationUrlExample.ts
@@ -220,12 +220,14 @@ const AUTH_PORT = process.env.MCP_AUTH_PORT ? Number.parseInt(process.env.MCP_AU
 
 const app = createMcpExpressApp();
 
-// Allow CORS all domains, expose the Mcp-Session-Id header
+// CORS: allow only localhost origins (typical for local dev / Inspector direct connect).
+// If you intentionally expose this demo remotely, replace this allowlist with your own.
+// Also expose the Mcp-Session-Id header.
 app.use(
     cors({
-        origin: '*', // Allow all origins
+        origin: [/^http:\/\/localhost(?::\d+)?$/, /^http:\/\/127\.0\.0\.1(?::\d+)?$/, /^http:\/\/\[::1\](?::\d+)?$/],
         exposedHeaders: ['Mcp-Session-Id'],
-        credentials: true // Allow cookies to be sent cross-origin
+        credentials: true
     })
 );
 
diff --git a/examples/server/src/honoWebStandardStreamableHttp.ts b/examples/server/src/honoWebStandardStreamableHttp.ts
index b15f9885f..e1600b1aa 100644
--- a/examples/server/src/honoWebStandardStreamableHttp.ts
+++ b/examples/server/src/honoWebStandardStreamableHttp.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import { Hono } from 'hono';
 import { cors } from 'hono/cors';
 import * as z from 'zod/v4';
 
+const LOCALHOST_ORIGINS = [/^http:\/\/localhost(?::\d+)?$/, /^http:\/\/127\.0\.0\.1(?::\d+)?$/, /^http:\/\/\[::1\](?::\d+)?$/];
+
 // Create the MCP server
 const server = new McpServer({
     name: 'hono-webstandard-mcp-server',
@@ -41,11 +43,11 @@ const transport = new WebStandardStreamableHTTPServerTransport();
 // Create the Hono app
 const app = new Hono();
 
-// Enable CORS for all origins
+// CORS: allow only localhost origins (typical for local dev / Inspector direct connect).
 app.use(
     '*',
     cors({
-        origin: '*',
+        origin: (origin, _c) => (LOCALHOST_ORIGINS.some(re => re.test(origin)) ? origin : null),
         allowMethods: ['GET', 'POST', 'DELETE', 'OPTIONS'],
         allowHeaders: ['Content-Type', 'mcp-session-id', 'Last-Event-ID', 'mcp-protocol-version'],
         exposeHeaders: ['mcp-session-id', 'mcp-protocol-version']
diff --git a/examples/server/src/simpleStreamableHttp.ts b/examples/server/src/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
index dc86b17bd..cb5af762e 100644
--- a/examples/server/src/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
+++ b/examples/server/src/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ const app = createMcpExpressApp();
 app.use(
     cors({
         exposedHeaders: ['WWW-Authenticate', 'Mcp-Session-Id', 'Last-Event-Id', 'Mcp-Protocol-Version'],
-        origin: '*' // WARNING: This allows all origins to access the MCP server. In production, you should restrict this to specific origins.
+        origin: [/^http:\/\/localhost(?::\d+)?$/, /^http:\/\/127\.0\.0\.1(?::\d+)?$/, /^http:\/\/\[::1\](?::\d+)?$/] // Default to localhost for demo safety. In production, configure this explicitly.
     })
 );
 
diff --git a/examples/server/src/ssePollingExample.ts b/examples/server/src/ssePollingExample.ts
index 3897b392e..337d4ef31 100644
--- a/examples/server/src/ssePollingExample.ts
+++ b/examples/server/src/ssePollingExample.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ server.registerTool(
 
 // Set up Express app
 const app = createMcpExpressApp();
-app.use(cors());
+app.use(
+    cors({
+        origin: [/^http:\/\/localhost(?::\d+)?$/, /^http:\/\/127\.0\.0\.1(?::\d+)?$/, /^http:\/\/\[::1\](?::\d+)?$/]
+    })
+);
 
 // Create event store for resumability
 const eventStore = new InMemoryEventStore();
diff --git a/examples/shared/src/authServer.ts b/examples/shared/src/authServer.ts
index e967b23d9..6388efab0 100644
--- a/examples/shared/src/authServer.ts
+++ b/examples/shared/src/authServer.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export function setupAuthServer(options: SetupAuthServerOptions): void {
     // WARNING: This configuration is for demo purposes only. In production, you should restrict this to specific origins and configure CORS yourself.
     authApp.use(
         cors({
-            origin: '*' // WARNING: This allows all origins to access the auth server. In production, you should restrict this to specific origins.
+            origin: [/^http:\/\/localhost(?::\d+)?$/, /^http:\/\/127\.0\.0\.1(?::\d+)?$/, /^http:\/\/\[::1\](?::\d+)?$/] // Default to localhost for demo safety. In production, configure this explicitly.
         })
     );