wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP filesystem.ts isPathAllowed symlink

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-11489
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-10-08 18:15:34 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:00:01 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 1.1 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS: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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-59 | CWE-61 | CWE-61 Symlink Following | CWE-59 Link Following

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary1.1LOWCVSS: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/C...
4.0CNADECLARED2LOWCVSS: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
3.1[email protected]Primary7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary4.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED4.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
3.0CNADECLARED4.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
2.0[email protected]Secondary3.5AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
2.0CNADECLARED3.5AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS: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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wonderwhy-er Desktopcommandermcp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.0 Not specified
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.1 Not specified
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.2 Not specified
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.3 Not specified
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.4 Not specified
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.5 Not specified
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.6 Not specified
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.7 Not specified
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.8 Not specified
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.9 Not specified
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.10 Not specified
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.11 Not specified
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.12 Not specified
CNA Wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP affected 0.2.13 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/issues/219 [email protected] github.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/issues/219 [email protected] github.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com Permissions Required, VDB Entry
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/issues/219 [email protected] github.com Issue Tracking
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Max Alster-Caminer (Mantel) (en)

CNA: crem (VulDB User) (en)

CNA: crem (VulDB User) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2025-10-08T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory disclosed
CNA2025-10-08T02:00:00.000ZVulDB entry created
CNA2025-10-23T06:28:27.000ZVulDB entry last update
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