# CVE-2025-11490: wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP Absolute Path command-manager.ts extractBaseCommand os command injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the extractBaseCommand function in DesktopCommanderMCP, potentially compromising the host system.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 23 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j878-h566-h85x

## What is CVE-2025-11490?

CVE-2025-11490 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP, published on 8 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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."

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11490?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wonderwhy-Er Desktopcommandermcp.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-11490?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-11490 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11490 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP

- [CVE-2025-11491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11491/): wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP command-manager.ts CommandManager os command injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-11489](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11489/): wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP filesystem.ts isPathAllowed symlink (low 2.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-11490 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-11490 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP, published on 8 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11490 exists.

Affected product: wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11490/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11490/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11490
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11490
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-11490

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11490/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.