Disclosure summary
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.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-59, CWE-61
Source-specific records & product guidance
Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.
NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2025-11489
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| wonderwhy-er | desktopcommandermcp | * {"versionEndIncluding":"0.2.13"} |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- github.com — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- github.com — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- github.com — Issue Tracking
- vuldb.com — Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- vuldb.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- vuldb.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
PUBLISHED 2025-10-08T14:15:34-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T09:10:00-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-08T12:30:36-04:00