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CVE-2025-59944

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Versions 1.6.23 and below contain case-sensitive checks in the wa

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Versions 1.6.23 and below contain case-sensitive checks in the way Cursor IDE protects its sensitive files (e.g., */.cursor/mcp.json), which allows attackers to modify the content of these files through prompt injection and achieve remote code execution. A prompt injection can lead to full RCE through modifying sensitive files on case-insensitive fileystems.

This issue is fixed in version 1.7.

HIGH · CVSS 8 EPSS 0.00251
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-178Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
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Affected Products & Versions

1
anysphere cursor<= 1.6.23
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Scoring & Timeline

8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Oct 2025 · 09:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-xcwh-rrwj-gxc7Vendor Advisory
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