CVE-2026-94540: DesktopSMS 1.11.0 Unauthorized Access via Local Service

Severity: high (CVSS 7.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-21 · updated 2026-09-24
Weakness: CWE-306

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.

Affected products

MrPear DesktopSMS: through 1.11.0

References

https://github.com/actuator/net.mrpear.apps.desktopsmslite
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/desktopsms-unauthorized-access-via-local-service
https://github.com/actuator/net.mrpear.apps.desktopsmslite

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