Cursor's Modification of MCP Server Definitions Bypasses Manual Re-approvals
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-23405 | Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.2.4 and below, attackers can achieve remote and persistent code execution by modifying an already trusted MCP configuration file inside a shared GitHub repository or editing the file locally on the target's machine. Once a collaborator accepts a harmless MCP, the attacker can silently swap it for a malicious command (e.g., calc.exe) without triggering any warning or re-prompt. If an attacker has write permissions on a user's active branches of a source repository that contains existing MCP servers the user has previously approved, or allows an attacker has arbitrary file-write locally, the attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution. This is fixed in version 1.3. |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: 31.5% (31.501% probability within 30 days)
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Anysphere
Anysphere cursor |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:anysphere:cursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Anysphere
Anysphere cursor |
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ssvc
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Cursor
Cursor cursor |
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Cursor
Cursor cursor |
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| Description | Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.2.4 and below, attackers can achieve remote and persistent code execution by modifying an already trusted MCP configuration file inside a shared GitHub repository or editing the file locally on the target's machine. Once a collaborator accepts a harmless MCP, the attacker can silently swap it for a malicious command (e.g., calc.exe) without triggering any warning or re-prompt. If an attacker has write permissions on a user's active branches of a source repository that contains existing MCP servers the user has previously approved, or allows an attacker has arbitrary file-write locally, the attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution. This is fixed in version 1.3. | |
| Title | Cursor's Modification of MCP Server Definitions Bypasses Manual Re-approvals | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-78 | |
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cvssV3_1
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