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Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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

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          *cpe:2.3:a:anysphere:cursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.7

GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-x2vq-h6v6-jhc6 Types: Vendor Advisory

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.7 and below, a vulnerability in the way Cursor CLI Agent protects its sensitive files (i.e. */.cursor/cli.json) allows attackers to modify the content of the files through prompt injection, thus achieving remote code execution. A prompt injection can lead to full RCE through modifying sensitive files on case-insensitive filesystems. This issue is fixed in a commit, 25b418f, but has yet to be released as of October 3, 2025.

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

CWE-94

CWE-178

https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-x2vq-h6v6-jhc6