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.
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Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:30:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:anysphere:cursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Anysphere
Anysphere cursor |
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Cursor
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Cursor cursor |
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Cursor IDE: Sensitive File Overwrite Bypass is Possible | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-178 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2025-10-03T20:15:30.678Z
Updated: 2025-10-03T20:43:03.394Z
Reserved: 2025-09-23T14:33:49.505Z
Link: CVE-2025-59944
Updated: 2025-10-03T20:42:39.751Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-10-03T21:15:34.913
Modified: 2025-10-16T18:16:19.257
Link: CVE-2025-59944
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