CVE-2025-59944

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS: 0.50%
EPSS Percentile: 41.24%
CISA KEV: Not listed

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.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: security-advisories@github.com
Published: 04-Oct-2025 04:15
Last Modified: 19-Oct-2026 23:10
EPSS Date: 2026-10-20
CWE: CWE-178

CVSS Vector


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

Affected Products / Versions

anysphere / cursor
Version / affected range: * · through (inclusive) 1.6.23
cpe:2.3:a:anysphere:cursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

security-advisories@github.com

Last enrichment sync: 21-Oct-2026 15:31
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

Copilot (CVE-2025-53773) and Cursor IDE (CVE-2025-59944) both had remote code execution Toc Consulting’s 2026 AWS Security Report Examines IAM and Agentic AI Risks

CVE (2)

People (1)

Threat Actors (1)

MITRE ATT&CK (8)

Vendors (2)

Products (14)

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