CVE-2025-36730 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A prompt injection vulnerability exists in Windsurft version 1.10.7 in Write mode using SWE-1 model. It is possible to create a file name that will be appended to the user prompt causing Windsurf to follow its instructions.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Windsurf	Windsurf

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2025-47

History

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Windsurf Windsurf windsurf
Vendors & Products		Windsurf Windsurf windsurf

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A prompt injection vulnerability exists in Windsurft version 1.10.7 in Write mode using SWE-1 model. It is possible to create a file name that will be appended to the user prompt causing Windsurf to follow its instructions.
Title		Windsurf Prompt Injection via Filename
Weaknesses		CWE-1427
References		https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2025-47
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published: 2025-10-14T16:24:58.356Z

Updated: 2025-10-14T19:11:07.834Z

Reserved: 2025-04-15T21:53:52.386Z

Link: CVE-2025-36730

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-14T19:11:03.685Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-14T17:15:39.623

Modified: 2025-10-14T19:35:56.913

Link: CVE-2025-36730

Redhat

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