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.
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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. | |
Title | Cursor CLI: Arbitrary Code Execution Possible through Permissive CLI Config | |
Weaknesses | CWE-829 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2025-10-03T17:23:37.743Z
Updated: 2025-10-03T18:29:26.868Z
Reserved: 2025-09-26T16:25:25.150Z
Link: CVE-2025-61592

Updated: 2025-10-03T18:29:22.343Z

Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-10-03T18:15:36.067
Modified: 2025-10-06T14:56:47.823
Link: CVE-2025-61592

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