Vulnerability in Wonderwhy-Er Desktopcommandermcp
CVE-2025-11489
A security vulnerability has been detected in wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP up to 0.2.13. This vulnerability affects the function isPathAllowed of the file src/tools/filesystem.ts. The manipulation leads to symlink following. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The attack's complexity is rated as high. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor explains: "Our restriction features are designed as guardrails for LLMs to help them stay closer to what users want, rather than hardened security boundaries. (...) For users where security is a top priority, we continue to recommend using Desktop Commander with Docker, which provides actual isolation. (...) We'll keep this issue open for future consideration if we receive more user demand for improved restrictions." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (14.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Wonderwhy-Er Desktopcommandermcp — versions 0.2.0, 0.2.1, 0.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/issues/219 (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/issues/219 (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/issues/219 (issue-tracking, Exploit, exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-11489?
- CVE-2025-11489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wonderwhy-Er Desktopcommandermcp, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2025-10-08.
- How severe is CVE-2025-11489?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-11489 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.