CVE-2025-61593

Cursor CLI Agent: Sensitive File Overwrite Bypass

Published Oct 3, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Cursor 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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-32310 Cursor 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Anysphere
Anysphere cursor
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:anysphere:cursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Anysphere
Anysphere cursor
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cursor
Cursor cursor
Vendors & Products Cursor
Cursor cursor
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Cursor 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.
Title Cursor CLI Agent: Sensitive File Overwrite Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-178
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 3, 2025, 6:30 PM
Reserved
Sep 26, 2025, 4:25 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 3, 2025, 6:15 PM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 5:10 PM