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.
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Description | 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. | |
Title | Cursor IDE: Sensitive File Overwrite Bypass is Possible | |
Weaknesses | CWE-178 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-03T20:43:03.394Z
Reserved: 2025-09-23T14:33:49.505Z
Link: CVE-2025-59944

Updated: 2025-10-03T20:42:39.751Z

Status : Received
Published: 2025-10-03T21:15:34.913
Modified: 2025-10-03T21:15:34.913
Link: CVE-2025-59944

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