Windsurf Prompt Injection via Filename
Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-1427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A prompt injection vulnerability exists in Windsurft version 1.10.7 in Write mode using SWE-1 model. It is possible to create a file name that will be appended to the user prompt causing Windsurf to follow its instructions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00189 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-36730
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6mh4-fc28-667v
References
More Windsurf vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-38623 Path traversal in Windsurf CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-36730 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-36730 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6mh4-fc28-667v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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