CVE-2025-62353: Path traversal vulnerability in Windsurf IDE
Windsurf IDE
A path traversal vulnerability in Windsurf IDE allows attackers to read and write arbitrary local files. The flaw can be reached directly or through indirect prompt injection.
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 49% · 2026-11-13
- fix status
- Fix status unknown
- first report
- 17 Oct 2025
- last update
- 17 Oct 2025
- CVE ids
Timeline · 1
Sources · 1
Advisories and databases
- 2025-10-17CVE-2025-62353: A path traversal vulnerability in all versions of the Windsurf IDE enables a threat actor to read and write arbitrary local files…NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62353
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Classification
- lane
- Patch now
- AI role
- Attack on AI
- categories
- Infrastructure vulnerabilityPrompt injection
- 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 17 Oct 2025 · first reported 17 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-2025-62353: Path traversal vulnerability in Windsurf IDE https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2025-62353-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-windsurf-ide · AIR-2025-0494 · closed 2025-10-17 - Lane: Patch now - Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability) - Fix status: Fix status unknown - First reported: 2025-10-17 - AI role: Attack on AI - Products: Windsurf IDE - CVE ids: CVE-2025-62353 - CVSS: 9.8 ## Summary A path traversal vulnerability in Windsurf IDE allows attackers to read and write arbitrary local files. The flaw can be reached directly or through indirect prompt injection. ## What to do No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory. ## Latest updates - 2025-10-17: CVE-2025-62353: A path traversal vulnerability in all versions of the Windsurf IDE enables a threat actor to read and write arbitrary local files… (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62353) ## Sources - 2025-10-17 NVD: CVE-2025-62353: A path traversal vulnerability in all versions of the Windsurf IDE enables a threat actor to read and write arbitrary local files… https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62353 Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.
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