CVE-2025-54131 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-54131: Cursor bypasses its allow list to execute arbitrary commands

Vendor Cursor
Product cursor
Weakness CWE-77
Published August 1, 2025
Last update August 4, 2025

CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions below 1.3, an attacker can bypass the allow list in auto-run mode with a backtick (`) or $(cmd). If a user has swapped Cursor from its default settings (requiring approval for every terminal call) to an allowlist, an attacker can execute arbitrary command execution outside of the allowlist without user approval. An attacker can trigger this vulnerability if chained with indirect prompt injection. This is fixed in version 1.3.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 1, 2025 CVE published
August 4, 2025 Record updated