Cursor
CVE-2025-54130
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization verification
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, high complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.06%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-285. Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Cursor allows writing in-workspace files with no user approval in versions less than 1.3.9. If the file is a dotfile, editing it requires approval but creating a new one doesn't. Hence, if sensitive editor files, such as the .vscode/settings.json file don't already exist in the workspace, an attacker can chain a indirect prompt injection vulnerability to hijack the context to write to the settings file and trigger RCE on the victim without user approval. This is fixed in version 1.3.9. Affected products include: Anysphere Cursor. Version information: version 1.3.9..
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CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory
DescriptionGitHub Advisory
Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Cursor allows writing in-workspace files with no user approval in versions less than 1.3.9. If the file is a dotfile, editing it requires approval but creating a new one doesn't. Hence, if sensitive editor files, such as the .vscode/settings.json file don't already exist in the workspace, an attacker can chain a indirect prompt injection vulnerability to hijack the context to write to the settings file and trigger RCE on the victim without user approval. This is fixed in version 1.3.9.
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using Cursor face notable risk from CVE-2025-54130 rated CVSS 7.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)GitHub Advisory
Arbitrary code execution in Cursor for Windows 3.2.16 lets remote attackers run code on a developer's machine by plantin
Remote code execution in Cursor IDE 1.6.23 and below can be triggered by prompt injection that abuses case-insensitive p
Cursor AI code editor before 2.3 allows prompt injection to bypass the Agent's Allowlist mode. Shell built-ins can execu
Sandbox escape leading to non-sandboxed remote code execution in Cursor (the AI code editor) prior to version 3.0, where
Sandbox escape leading to non-sandboxed remote code execution affects the Cursor AI code editor prior to version 3.0, wh
Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.7 and below, automatic loading of project-specific
Remote code execution in Cursor CLI Agent 1.7 and earlier can be triggered by unauthenticated attackers through prompt i
Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely ex
Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.7 and below, when MCP uses OAuth authentication wit
Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely ex
Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely ex
Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. versions up to 2.0 is affected by os command injection.
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