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7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-61590
Cursor is vulnerable to RCE via .code-workspace files using Prompt Injection
Description

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Versions 1.6 and below are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) attacks through Visual Studio Code Workspaces. Workspaces allow users to open more than a single folder and save specific settings (pretty similar to .vscode/settings.json) for the folders / project. An untitled workspace is automatically created by VS Code (untitled.code-workspace), which contains all the folders and workspace settings from the user's current session, opening up an entire new attack vector if the user has a .code-workspace file in path (either untitled created automatically or a saved one). If an attacker is able to hijack the chat context of the victim (such as via a compromised MCP server), they can use prompt injection to make the Cursor Agent write into this file and modify the workspace. This leads to a bypass of CVE-2025-54130 which can lead to RCE by writing to the settings section. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 3, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 17, 2025, 5:24 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-61590 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Anysphere cursor
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Cursor to version 1.7 or later to fix remote code execution vulnerabilities.
  • Update Cursor to version 1.7 or newer.
  • Avoid opening untrusted workspace files.
  • Do not allow remote chat context control.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-xg6w-rmh5-r77r Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-61590 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:anysphere:cursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-xg6w-rmh5-r77r Types: Vendor Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Versions 1.6 and below are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) attacks through Visual Studio Code Workspaces. Workspaces allow users to open more than a single folder and save specific settings (pretty similar to .vscode/settings.json) for the folders / project. An untitled workspace is automatically created by VS Code (untitled.code-workspace), which contains all the folders and workspace settings from the user's current session, opening up an entire new attack vector if the user has a .code-workspace file in path (either untitled created automatically or a saved one). If an attacker is able to hijack the chat context of the victim (such as via a compromised MCP server), they can use prompt injection to make the Cursor Agent write into this file and modify the workspace. This leads to a bypass of CVE-2025-54130 which can lead to RCE by writing to the settings section. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-94
    Added Reference https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-xg6w-rmh5-r77r
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
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