CVE-2025-64107 — Cursor is Vulnerable to Path Manipulation Using Backslashes on Windows
Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.7.52 and below, manipulating internal settings may lead to RCE. Cursor detects path manipulation via forward…
Published: 2025-11-04 · CVSS: 8.8 · CVSS 3.1
Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.7.52 and below, manipulating internal settings may lead to RCE. Cursor detects path manipulation via forward slashes (./.cursor/./././././mcp.json etc.), and requires human approval to complete the operation. However, the same kind of manipulation using backslashes was not correctly detected, allowing an attacker who had already achieved prompt injection or some other level of control to overwrite sensitive editor files without approval on Windows machines. This issue is fixed in version 2.0.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7