CVE-2026-94540

7.7 HIGHpublic exploit available

Published 2026-09-21 · Updated 2026-09-21

AI risk analysis

Summary: DesktopSMS 1.11.0 allows local attackers to transmit and retrieve SMS content without user interaction due to an unauthorized access vulnerability.
Exploitability: Exploitation is relatively easy as it requires only local access to the application's unauthenticated service.
Blast radius: If exploited, this could lead to unauthorized control over SMS operations on the victim’s device, potentially compromising sensitive information.
Prioritized remediation: Update DesktopSMS to the latest version or apply vendor-provided patches immediately.

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Analysis generated locally by qwen2.5:7b-instruct (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.

NVD description

DesktopSMS 1.11.0 by MrPear contains an unauthorized access vulnerability that allows local attackers to transmit SMS, retrieve SMS-derived content, and persist an attacker-selected paired identity by interacting with the application's local service without any pairing confirmation or user interaction. Attackers can exploit the unauthenticated local service through same-device loopback to perform privileged SMS operations using the victim application's permissions.

CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-306

Public exploit & PoC references

https://github.com/actuator/net.mrpear.apps.desktopsmslite

All references

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