diff --git a/docker/docker-bootstrap.sh b/docker/docker-bootstrap.sh
index d20f28007f1..35871fc4208 100755
--- a/docker/docker-bootstrap.sh
+++ b/docker/docker-bootstrap.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,23 @@ case "${1}" in
     ;;
   app)
     echo "Starting web app (using development server)..."
-    flask run -p $PORT --reload --debugger --host=0.0.0.0 --exclude-patterns "*/node_modules/*:*/.venv/*:*/build/*:*/__pycache__/*:*/superset-frontend/*"
+
+    # Environment-based debugger control for security
+    # Only enable Werkzeug interactive debugger when explicitly requested
+    # Modern Werkzeug (3.0+) includes PIN protection, but defense-in-depth approach
+    # Override FLASK_DEBUG so the effective state matches SUPERSET_DEBUG_ENABLED even
+    # when FLASK_DEBUG=true is inherited from docker/.env or .flaskenv
+    if [[ "${SUPERSET_DEBUG_ENABLED:-}" == "true" ]]; then
+        export FLASK_DEBUG=1
+        DEBUGGER_FLAG="--debugger"
+        echo "  ⚠️  Werkzeug debugger enabled (requires PIN for /console access)"
+    else
+        export FLASK_DEBUG=0
+        DEBUGGER_FLAG="--no-debugger"
+        echo "  🔒 Werkzeug debugger disabled (set SUPERSET_DEBUG_ENABLED=true to enable)"
+    fi
+
+    flask run -p $PORT --reload $DEBUGGER_FLAG --host=0.0.0.0 --exclude-patterns "*/node_modules/*:*/.venv/*:*/build/*:*/__pycache__/*:*/superset-frontend/*"
     ;;
   app-gunicorn)
     echo "Starting web app..."
diff --git a/docs/admin_docs/installation/pypi.mdx b/docs/admin_docs/installation/pypi.mdx
index 820ac776b95..7dd5b4b8e79 100644
--- a/docs/admin_docs/installation/pypi.mdx
+++ b/docs/admin_docs/installation/pypi.mdx
@@ -157,8 +157,15 @@ superset load_examples
 superset init
 
 # To start a development web server on port 8088, use -p to bind to another port
-superset run -p 8088 --with-threads --reload --debugger
+superset run -p 8088 --with-threads --reload
+
+# For debugging with interactive console (⚠️ localhost only)
+# superset run -p 8088 --with-threads --reload --debugger
 ```
 
+:::warning Security Note
+The `--debugger` flag enables Werkzeug's interactive console at `/console`. Only use this for local development and never bind to `0.0.0.0` or expose the server to networks when debugging is enabled.
+:::
+
 If everything worked, you should be able to navigate to `hostname:port` in your browser (e.g.
 locally by default at `localhost:8088`) and login using the username and password you created.
diff --git a/docs/admin_docs_versioned_docs/version-6.1.0/installation/pypi.mdx b/docs/admin_docs_versioned_docs/version-6.1.0/installation/pypi.mdx
index 820ac776b95..7dd5b4b8e79 100644
--- a/docs/admin_docs_versioned_docs/version-6.1.0/installation/pypi.mdx
+++ b/docs/admin_docs_versioned_docs/version-6.1.0/installation/pypi.mdx
@@ -157,8 +157,15 @@ superset load_examples
 superset init
 
 # To start a development web server on port 8088, use -p to bind to another port
-superset run -p 8088 --with-threads --reload --debugger
+superset run -p 8088 --with-threads --reload
+
+# For debugging with interactive console (⚠️ localhost only)
+# superset run -p 8088 --with-threads --reload --debugger
 ```
 
+:::warning Security Note
+The `--debugger` flag enables Werkzeug's interactive console at `/console`. Only use this for local development and never bind to `0.0.0.0` or expose the server to networks when debugging is enabled.
+:::
+
 If everything worked, you should be able to navigate to `hostname:port` in your browser (e.g.
 locally by default at `localhost:8088`) and login using the username and password you created.
diff --git a/docs/developer_docs/contributing/development-setup.md b/docs/developer_docs/contributing/development-setup.md
index 4760dd550d3..c0ac0d165bb 100644
--- a/docs/developer_docs/contributing/development-setup.md
+++ b/docs/developer_docs/contributing/development-setup.md
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ Affecting the Docker build process:
   save some precious time on startup by `SUPERSET_LOAD_EXAMPLES=no docker compose up`
 - **SUPERSET_LOG_LEVEL (default=info)**: Can be set to debug, info, warning, error, critical
   for more verbose logging
+- **SUPERSET_DEBUG_ENABLED (default=false)**: Enable Werkzeug debugger with interactive console.
+  Set to `true` for debugging: `SUPERSET_DEBUG_ENABLED=true docker compose up`
 
 For more env vars that affect your configuration, see this
 [superset_config.py](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/master/docker/pythonpath_dev/superset_config.py)