CVE-2025-59944 HIGH

CVE-2025-59944: Cursor IDE: Sensitive File Overwrite Bypass is Possible

Vendor Cursor
Product cursor
Weakness CWE-178
Published October 3, 2025
Last update October 3, 2025
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CVSS base score

8.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 3, 2025 CVE published
October 3, 2025 Record updated