Vulnerability · Published Nov 4, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2025-64108Cursor's Sensitive File Modification can Lead to NTFS Path Quirks

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in cursor from cursor. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.7.44 and below, various NTFS path quirks allow a prompt injection attacker to circumvent sensitive file protections and overwrite files which Cursor requires human approval to overwrite. Modification of some of the protected files can lead to RCE. Must be chained with a prompt injection or malicious model attach. Only affects systems supporting NTFS. This issue is fixed in version 2.0.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
cursor	cursor	< 2.0

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-6r98-6qcw-rxrw x_refsource_CONFIRM