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TI-2025-37332 Aliases CVE-2025-59944

Cursor IDE: Sensitive File Overwrite Bypass is Possible

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-178Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00506 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed cursor (cursor): 1.7

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
cursorcursorbefore 1.71.7Patch availableCNA
  • cursor Vendorcursor Affected before 1.7 Fixed in 1.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:anysphere:cursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.23Vulnerablecursor
  • cpe:2.3:a:anysphere:cursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.23 Vulnerable ·cursor

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA cursor (cursor) Fixed in 1.7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59944

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-45043 Cursor for Windows 3.2.16 RCE via Malicious git.exe in Workspace CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-33979 Cursor's Modification of MCP Server Definitions Bypasses Manual Re-approvals CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-37271 Cursor Desktop sandbox escape via symlink and failed path canonicalization CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-37270 Cursor Desktop sandbox escape via agent-controlled working directory CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-38037 Cursor CLI's Cursor Agent MCP OAuth2 Communication is Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-33978 Cursor Agent is vulnerable to prompt injection via MCP Special Files CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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