CVE-2025-11489Public exploit

Arbitrary file access via unresolved symlinks

Published Oct 8, 2025 · Updated Oct 8, 2025

Link following in wonderwhy-er Desktop Commander MCP 0.2.0 through 0.2.13 allows local users to read or write files outside allowed directories. The isPathAllowed function in src/tools/filesystem.ts normalizes and prefix-checks a supplied path without resolving symlinks before file operations follow them. A local user must place a symlink inside an allowed directory; successful access uses the server process's file permissions.

CVSS severity7.0

High

EPSS probability0.25%

Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026

Known exploitationUnconfirmed

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Summary

What happened

The record

CVE: CVE-2025-11489
Published: Oct 8, 2025
Updated: Oct 8, 2025

Vendor: wonderwhy-er
Product: Desktop Commander MCP
Classifications: CWE-61, CWE-59, T1005

Attack vector: local
Privileges: authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

Oct 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
Oct 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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Affected versionversion=0.2.0
Affected versionversion=0.2.1
Affected versionversion=0.2.10
Affected versionversion=0.2.11
Affected versionversion=0.2.12
Affected versionversion=0.2.13
Affected versionversion=0.2.2
Affected versionversion=0.2.3
Affected versionversion=0.2.4
Affected versionversion=0.2.5
Affected versionversion=0.2.6
Affected versionversion=0.2.7
Affected versionversion=0.2.8
Affected versionversion=0.2.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal

Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

wonderwhy-er · Desktop Commander MCPversion=0.2.0; version=0.2.1; version=0.2.10; version=0.2.11; version=0.2.12; version=0.2.13; version=0.2.2; version=0.2.3; version=0.2.4; version=0.2.5; version=0.2.6; version=0.2.7; version=0.2.8; version=0.2.9

Published CVSS scores

1.1VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

3.5VulDBAV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

4.5VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

7.0NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026

Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026

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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable

SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)

Vectorlocal

Privilegesauthenticated

Known exploitationUnconfirmed

Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

T1005Data from Local System

Public exploit references

Symlink bypass proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated

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Technologies

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