Cursor CLI Agent: Sensitive File Overwrite Bypass

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-61593
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-10-03 18:15:36 UTC
Updated2026-10-19 17:10:00 UTC
DescriptionCursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.7 and below, a vulnerability in the way Cursor CLI Agent protects its sensitive files (i.e. */.cursor/cli.json) allows attackers to modify the content of the files through prompt injection, thus achieving remote code execution. A prompt injection can lead to full RCE through modifying sensitive files on case-insensitive filesystems. This issue is fixed in a commit, 25b418f, but has yet to be released as of October 3, 2025.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.004120000 probability, percentile 0.340010000 (date 2026-10-19)

Problem Types: CWE-94 | CWE-178 | CWE-178 CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity | CWE-94 CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Anysphere Cursor All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Cursor Cursor affected <= 1.7 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-x2vq-h6v6-jhc6 [email protected] github.com Vendor Advisory
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