# CVE-2025-11489: A security vulnerability has been detected in wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP up to 0.2.13. This vulnerability…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-11489-a-security-vulnerability-has-been-detected-in-wonderwhy-er  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-10-08  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-11489 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.5 · Published 2025-10-08

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.

Technologies: [Wonderwhy-Er DesktopCommanderMCP](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/desktopcommandermcp). Vendors: [Wonderwhy-Er](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/wonderwhy-er).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-11489 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-11489 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-11489?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.5, published 8 October 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Wonderwhy-Er DesktopCommanderMCP. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-11489?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-11489?** Check whether you run Wonderwhy-Er DesktopCommanderMCP. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Wonderwhy-Er DesktopCommanderMCP

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