diff --git a/.chronus/changes/fix-spector-stop-loopback-2026-7-16-12-15-0.md b/.chronus/changes/fix-spector-stop-loopback-2026-7-16-12-15-0.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47f3be07419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chronus/changes/fix-spector-stop-loopback-2026-7-16-12-15-0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+changeKind: fix
+packages:
+  - "@typespec/spector"
+---
+
+Bind the mock server to the loopback interface (`127.0.0.1`) so the unauthenticated `/.admin/stop` endpoint can no longer be reached by other hosts on the network. The server is only reachable from the local host.
diff --git a/packages/spector/docs/using-spector.md b/packages/spector/docs/using-spector.md
index 96651da9bc6..bd62bb6a25f 100644
--- a/packages/spector/docs/using-spector.md
+++ b/packages/spector/docs/using-spector.md
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ tsp-spector serve ./path/to/scenarios --port 1234
 tsp-spector serve ./path/to/scenarios --coverageFile ./path/to/spector-coverage.json
 ```
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> The server always binds to the loopback interface (`127.0.0.1`), so it is only reachable from the local host and is not exposed to other machines on the network.
+
 Alternative to start in background
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/packages/spector/src/server/server.ts b/packages/spector/src/server/server.ts
index 37570bd0eb7..274e728914b 100644
--- a/packages/spector/src/server/server.ts
+++ b/packages/spector/src/server/server.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ export interface MockApiServerConfig {
   port: number;
 }
 
+/**
+ * The mock server always binds to the loopback interface so it is only reachable
+ * from the local host. This keeps the unauthenticated admin endpoints (e.g. the
+ * server stop signal) from being exposed to other hosts on the network.
+ */
+const LOOPBACK_HOST = "127.0.0.1";
+
 const errorHandler: ErrorRequestHandler = (err, _req, res, _next) => {
   logger.error("Error", err);
 
@@ -85,14 +92,14 @@ export class MockApiServer {
     this.app.use(errorHandler);
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const server = this.app.listen(this.config.port, () => {
+      const server = this.app.listen(this.config.port, LOOPBACK_HOST, () => {
         const resolvedPort = getPort(server);
         if (!resolvedPort) {
           logger.error("Failed to resolve port");
           reject(new Error("Failed to resolve port"));
           return;
         }
-        logger.info(`Started server on ${resolvedPort}`);
+        logger.info(`Started server on ${LOOPBACK_HOST}:${resolvedPort}`);
         resolve(resolvedPort);
       });