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.
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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 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-03T18:30:34.784Z
Reserved: 2025-09-26T16:25:25.150Z
Link: CVE-2025-61593

Updated: 2025-10-03T18:30:04.340Z

Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-10-03T18:15:36.230
Modified: 2025-10-09T17:30:22.993
Link: CVE-2025-61593

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