CVE-2025-62353 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A path traversal vulnerability in all versions of the Windsurf IDE enables a threat actor to read and write arbitrary local files in and outside of current projects on an end user’s system. The vulnerability can be reached directly and through indirect prompt injection.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Windsurf	Windsurf

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References

Link	Providers
https://hiddenlayer.com/sai_security_advisor/2025-10-windsurf/

History

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0000

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

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A path traversal vulnerability in all versions of the Windsurf IDE enables a threat actor to read and write arbitrary local files in and outside of current projects on an end user’s system. The vulnerability can be reached directly and through indirect prompt injection.
Weaknesses		CWE-22
References		https://hiddenlayer.com/sai_security_advisor/2025-10-windsurf/
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HiddenLayer

Published: 2025-10-17T15:27:59.005Z

Updated: 2025-10-17T15:51:17.309Z

Reserved: 2025-10-10T13:18:25.507Z

Link: CVE-2025-62353

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-17T15:49:58.635Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-17T16:15:39.150

Modified: 2025-10-21T19:31:50.020

Link: CVE-2025-62353

Redhat

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