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TI-2025-38278 Aliases CVE-2025-61929

Cherry Studio allows one-click on a specific URL to cause a command to execute

Priority HIGH 82CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Cherry Studio is a desktop client that supports for multiple LLM providers. Cherry Studio registers a custom protocol called `cherrystudio://`. When handling the MCP installation URL, it parses the base64-encoded configuration data and directly executes the command within it. In the files `src/main/services/ProtocolClient.ts` and `src/main/services/urlschema/mcp-install.ts`, when receiving a URL of the `cherrystudio://mcp` type, the `handleMcpProtocolUrl` function is called for processing. If an attacker crafts malicious content and posts it on a website or elsewhere (there are many exploitation methods, such as creating a malicious website with a button containing this malicious content), when the user clicks it, since the pop-up window contains normal content, the direct click is considered a scene action, and the malicious command is directly triggered, leading to the user being compromised. As of time of publication, no known patched versions exist.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00471 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CherryHQcherry-studioup to 1.7.0-alpha.4—No fix listedCNA
  • cherry-studio VendorCherryHQ Affected up to 1.7.0-alpha.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cherry-ai:cherry_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.6.4VulnerableCherryHQ
  • cpe:2.3:a:cherry-ai:cherry_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·CherryHQ

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-61929

References

  • TI-2025-34191 Cherry Studio RCE Vulnerability Disclosure CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.7
  • TI-2025-33908 Cherry Studio One-click Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through Custom URL Handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2025-33917 Cherry Studio is Vulnerable to OS Command Injection during Connection with a Malicious MCP Server CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7

Sources

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