CVE-2025-61592 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Cursor code editor versions 1.7 and below. This flaw allows an attacker to achieve RCE by crafting a malicious repository that, when accessed by a user, overrides global CLI configurations through a project-specific cli.json file, potentially enabling shell commands and prompt injection via project-specific rules. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and a patch is available as of September 17, 2025.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:anysphere:cursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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