CVE-2025-59944

CRITICAL EPSS 24.7%
Published Oct 3, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Oct 3, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Versions 1.6.23 and below contain case-sensitive checks in the way Cursor IDE protects its sensitive files (e.g., */.cursor/mcp.json), which allows attackers to modify the content of these files through prompt injection and achieve remote code execution. A prompt injection can lead to full RCE through modifying sensitive files on case-insensitive fileystems. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
24.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-178

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
anyspherecursor* ≤1.6.23

References 1

  • github.com https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-xcwh-rrwj-gxc7
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.