RCE in Wonderwhy-Er Desktopcommandermcp
CVE-2025-11490
A vulnerability has been found in wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP up to 0.2.13. The affected element is the function extractBaseCommand of the file src/command-manager.ts of the component Absolute Path Handler. Such manipulation leads to os command injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor explains: "The usual use case is that AI is asked to do something, picks commands itself, and typically uses simple command names without absolute paths. It's curious why a user would ask the model to bypass restrictions this way. (...) This could potentially be a problem, but we are yet to hear reports of this being an issue in actual workflows. We'll leave this issue open for situations where people may report this as a problem for the long term."
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (88.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · 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/218 (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/issues/218 (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/issues/218 (issue-tracking, Exploit, exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-11490?
- CVE-2025-11490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wonderwhy-Er Desktopcommandermcp, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-10-08.
- How severe is CVE-2025-11490?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-11490 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.