CVE-2025-59944: Cursor IDE sensitive file modification via prompt injection
Cursor
Cursor IDE versions 1.6.23 and below contain case-sensitive checks protecting sensitive configuration files, allowing prompt injection to achieve remote code execution. The issue was addressed in version 1.7.
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
- 9.8
- EPSS
- 0.01 · top 57% · 2026-11-13
- fix status
- Fix status unknown
- first report
- 3 Oct 2025
- last update
- 3 Oct 2025
- CVE ids
Timeline · 1
Sources · 1
Advisories and databases
- 2025-10-03CVE-2025-59944: Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI.NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59944
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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
- tags
- rce
- dates
- happened 3 Oct 2025 · first reported 3 Oct 2025
- origin
- NVDVulnerability 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-2025-59944: Cursor IDE sensitive file modification via prompt injection https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2025-59944-cursor-ide-sensitive-file-modification-via-pr · AIR-2025-0490 · closed 2025-10-03 - Lane: Patch now - Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability) - Fix status: Fix status unknown - First reported: 2025-10-03 - AI role: Attack on AI - Products: Cursor - CVE ids: CVE-2025-59944 - CVSS: 9.8 ## Summary Cursor IDE versions 1.6.23 and below contain case-sensitive checks protecting sensitive configuration files, allowing prompt injection to achieve remote code execution. The issue was addressed in version 1.7. ## What to do No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory. ## Latest updates - 2025-10-03: CVE-2025-59944: Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59944) ## Sources - 2025-10-03 NVD: CVE-2025-59944: Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59944 Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.
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