CVE-2025-54074: Cherry Studio is a desktop client that supports for multiple LLM providers

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2025-54074 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting cherry studio. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Cherry Studio is a desktop client that supports for multiple LLM providers. From versions 1.2.5 to 1.5.1, Cherry Studio is vulnerable to OS Command Injection during a connection with a malicious MCP server in HTTP Streamable mode. Attackers can setup a malicious MCP server with compatible OAuth authorization server endpoints and trick victims into connecting it, leading to OS command injection in vulnerable clients. This issue has been patched in

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	2.1% (top 18%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-78
Published	2025-08-13
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: cherry-ai

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-08-13 14:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:39 UTCUpdated Record last modified

cherry-ai cherry studio UPGRADE

Affected: >= 1.2.5 and < 1.5.2

Fixed in: 1.5.2

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.2.5

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy cherry-studio || rpm -q cherry-studio || cherry-studio --version

2. UPGRADE to 1.5.2 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade cherry-studio

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade cherry-studio

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

3. If no update is available yet, DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.2.5 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison cherry-studio sudo apt install cherry-studio=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.2.5> sudo apt-mark hold cherry-studio

3. If no update is available yet, DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list cherry-studio sudo dnf downgrade cherry-studio-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.2.5> sudo dnf versionlock add cherry-studio

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Exact fixes by distribution

Fedora 46 · R · FIXED · 4.6.2-1.fc46 · FEDORA-2026-1dd919a262 · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-1dd919a262

Fedora ELN · perl-Mail-AuthenticationResults · FIXED · 2.20261029-1.eln159 · FEDORA-2026-a2c11d7da6 · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-a2c11d7da6

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Write-up: github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio/security/advisories/GHSA-8xr5-732g-84px

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-54074?

cherry studio: upgrade to 1.5.2. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-54074 being exploited?

CVE-2025-54074 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-54074 affect?

CVE-2025-54074 affects cherry studio. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). Cherry Studio is a desktop client that supports for multiple LLM providers. From versions 1.2.5 to 1.5.1, Cherry Studio is vulnerable to OS Command Injection during a connection with a malicious MCP server in HTTP Streamable mode. Attackers

How urgent is CVE-2025-54074?

Priority 65/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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References

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