Code injection in ToDesktop
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
ToDesktop before 2024-10-03, as used by Cursor before 2024-10-03 and other applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the build server (e.g., read secrets from the desktopify config.prod.json file), and consequently deploy updates to any app, via a postinstall script in package.json. No exploitation occurred.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ToDesktop (ToDesktop) Fixed in 2024-10-03
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-27554
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6662-3hpj-63qq
References
More ToDesktop vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-41163 An improper certificate validation vulnerability exists in ToDesktop Builder v0.32.1 This… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-41164 Improper permissions in the handler for the Custom URL Scheme in ToDesktop Builder… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-41165 A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ToDesktop Builder v0.33.1 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2025-27554 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-27554 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6662-3hpj-63qq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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