{"id":"CVE-2025-12489","aliases":["EUVD-2025-38160","GHSA-h2v8-4c3f-vqgv"],"status":"published","title":"evernote-mcp-server openBrowser Command Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"evernote-mcp-server openBrowser Command Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of evernote-mcp-server. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the openBrowser function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-27913.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.01332,"percentile":0.71356,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"published":"2025-11-06T20:11:32Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:58Z","products":[{"vendor":"evernote-mcp-server","product":"evernote-mcp-server"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-983/","tags":["x_research-advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/brentmid/evernote-mcp-server/commit/1e66c78c4ce6ea294ac6b0eb289a9eae9c5e9579","tags":["vendor-advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12489","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-983"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h2v8-4c3f-vqgv"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/12xxx/CVE-2025-12489.json","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2025-12489","title":"evernote-mcp-server openBrowser Command Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"evernote-mcp-server openBrowser Command Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of evernote-mcp-server. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the openBrowser function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-27913.","status":"published","published":"2025-11-06T20:11:32.632Z","modified":"2025-11-06T20:43:33.002Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:42.078906Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2025-38160","description":"evernote-mcp-server openBrowser Command Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of evernote-mcp-server. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the openBrowser function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-27913.","status":"published","published":"2025-11-06T20:11:32Z","modified":"2025-11-06T20:43:33Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:49:19.806495Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-h2v8-4c3f-vqgv","title":"evernote-mcp-server openBrowser Command Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This...","description":"evernote-mcp-server openBrowser Command Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of evernote-mcp-server. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the openBrowser function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-27913.","status":"published","published":"2025-11-06T21:31:31Z","modified":"2025-11-06T21:31:32Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:04:41.90926Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2025-12489","description":"evernote-mcp-server openBrowser Command Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of evernote-mcp-server. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the openBrowser function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-27913.","status":"published","published":"2025-11-06T21:15:39.8Z","modified":"2026-10-19T13:10:00.11Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:11:42.870953Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2025-12489","title":"evernote-mcp-server openBrowser Command Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"evernote-mcp-server openBrowser Command Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of evernote-mcp-server. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the openBrowser function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-27913.","status":"published","published":"2025-11-06T20:11:32.632Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:58.941496018Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:46.024537Z"}]}}