Cursor up to 1.2 command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cursor up to 1.2. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-54131. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cursor up to 1.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions below 1.3, an attacker can bypass the allow list in auto-run mode with a backtick (`) or $(cmd). If a user has swapped Cursor from its default settings (requiring approval for every terminal call) to an allowlist, an attacker can execute arbitrary command execution outside of the allowlist without user approval. An attacker can trigger this vulnerability if chained with indirect prompt injection. This is fixed in version 1.3.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-54131 since 07/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

Upgrading to version 1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-23408). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Cursor 1.3

Timelineinfo

07/17/2025 CVE reserved
08/02/2025 +16 days Advisory disclosed
08/02/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/25/2025 +23 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-534m-3w6r-8pqr
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54131 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54131
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318584
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2025 08:38
Updated: 08/25/2025 09:01
Changes: 08/02/2025 08:38 (63), 08/02/2025 15:07 (1), 08/05/2025 02:44 (1), 08/25/2025 09:01 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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