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CVE-2025-36730: Prompt injection vulnerability in Windsurf IDE Write mode

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Windsurf version 1.10.7 in Write mode contains a prompt injection vulnerability where crafted file names are appended to user prompts and parsed as instructions. The issue has been publicly documented with a medium severity rating.

disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why

CVSS
4.6
EPSS
<0.01 · top 92% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
14 Oct 2025
last update
14 Oct 2025
CVE ids
CVE-2025-36730other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 14 Oct 2025CVE-2025-36730: A prompt injection vulnerability exists in Windsurft version 1.10.7 in Write mode using SWE-1 model.

Sources · 1

Advisories and databases

  1. 2025-10-14
    CVE-2025-36730: A prompt injection vulnerability exists in Windsurft version 1.10.7 in Write mode using SWE-1 model.
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36730

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Classification

lane
Patch now
AI role
Attack on AI
categories
Prompt injectionInfrastructure vulnerability
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
fix status
Fix status unknown
targets
Framework / tooling
owasp llm top 10
LLM01:2025 Prompt InjectionLLM03:2025 Supply Chain
mitre atlas
AML.T0051 LLM Prompt Injection
dates
happened 14 Oct 2025 · first reported 14 Oct 2025
origin
NVD
Vulnerability record from NVD / the GitHub Advisory Database. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 10:04Z · updated 2026-10-18 10:04Z

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# CVE-2025-36730: Prompt injection vulnerability in Windsurf IDE Write mode

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2025-36730-prompt-injection-vulnerability-in-windsurf-id · AIR-2025-0492 · closed 2025-10-14

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2025-10-14
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: Windsurf
- CVE ids: CVE-2025-36730
- CVSS: 4.6

## Summary

Windsurf version 1.10.7 in Write mode contains a prompt injection vulnerability where crafted file names are appended to user prompts and parsed as instructions. The issue has been publicly documented with a medium severity rating.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2025-10-14: CVE-2025-36730: A prompt injection vulnerability exists in Windsurft version 1.10.7 in Write mode using SWE-1 model. (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36730)

## Sources

- 2025-10-14 NVD: CVE-2025-36730: A prompt injection vulnerability exists in Windsurft version 1.10.7 in Write mode using SWE-1 model. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36730

Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.

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