CVE-2025-61592Cursor CLI: Arbitrary Code Execution Possible through Permissive CLI Config
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Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.7 and below, automatic loading of project-specific CLI configuration from the current working directory (<project>/.cursor/cli.json) could override certain global configurations in Cursor CLI. This allowed users running the CLI inside a malicious repository to be vulnerable to Remote Code Execution through a combination of permissive configuration (allowing shell commands) and prompt injection delivered via project-specific Rules (<project>/.cursor/rules/rule.mdc) or other mechanisms. The fix for this issue is currently available as a patch 2025.09.17-25b418f. As of October 3, 2025 there is no release version.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-829
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 19, 2026
Affected products
cursor cursor cursor:cursor (from the name) | through 1.7 | CNA record |
anysphere cursor anysphere:cursor | through 1.7 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-v64q-396f-7m79x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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