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TI-2025-38623 Aliases CVE-2025-62353GHSA-gxc9-77c7-jmqm

Path traversal in Windsurf

Priority HIGH 82CWE-22Published · 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
No fix listed

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

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability in all versions of the Windsurf IDE enables a threat actor to read and write arbitrary local files in and outside of current projects on an end user’s system. The vulnerability can be reached directly and through indirect prompt injection.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00647 51st 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
Yes
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
WindsurfWindsurfall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Windsurf VendorWindsurf Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62353
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxc9-77c7-jmqm
  3. 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Other 1

  • TI-2025-24928 Windsurf Prompt Injection via Filename CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.6

Sources

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