CVE-2025-64107 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2025-64107

Cursor is Vulnerable to Path Manipulation Using Backslashes on Windows

8.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-2jr2-8wf5-v6pf

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

cursor

Vulnerable Versions:

< 2.0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 4th, 2025

Last Modified: November 7th, 2025

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1005 Data from Local System

T1552 Unsecured Credentials

Credential Access

T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation