Cursor CLI: Arbitrary Code Execution Possible through Permissive CLI Config

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.46% · top 60% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.

Weakness

• CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-829 and its CVEs

Affected products

• cursor · cursor

  • affected <= 1.7

References (1)

• https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-v64q-396f-7m79 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRM

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2025-61592](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2025-61592.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2025-61592)

Record last updated 3 Oct 2025, 18:29 UTC.