CVE-2026-94540

DesktopSMS 1.11.0 Unauthorized Access via Local Service

Published 21 Sep 2026 • Updated 21 Sep 2026

Severity: HIGH

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 (1)

• MrPear DesktopSMS

Problem types

• Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References (2)

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