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CVE-2025-32018 (GCVE-0-2025-32018)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-08 15:49 – Updated: 2025-04-08 20:01

Title

Arbitrary file write from Cursor Agent through a prompt injection from malicious @Docs

Summary

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 0.45.0 through 0.48.6, the Cursor app introduced a regression affecting the set of file paths the Cursor Agent is permitted to modify automatically. Under specific conditions, the agent could be prompted, either directly by the user or via maliciously crafted context, to automatically write to files outside of the opened workspace. This behavior required deliberate prompting, making successful exploitation highly impractical in real-world scenarios. Furthermore, the edited file was still displayed in the UI as usual for user review, making it unlikely for the edit to go unnoticed by the user. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.48.7.

Severity

8.1 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-04-08 20:01 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://github.com/getcursor/cursor/security/advi…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
getcursor	cursor	Affected: >= 0.45.0, < 0.48.7

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FKIE_CVE-2025-32018

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-04-08 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:11

Severity

8.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/getcursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-qjh8-mh96-fc86

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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