UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Affecting @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-WONDERWHYERDESKTOPCOMMANDER-13535094
  • published12 Oct 2025
  • disclosed8 Oct 2025
  • creditCrem

Introduced: 8 Oct 2025

NewCVE-2025-11489  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-61  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander.

Overview

@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander is a MCP server for terminal operations and file editing

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following via the isPathAllowed function. An attacker can create a symlink inside an allowed directory that points to a restricted location.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1