{"data":{"id":"b1d6b5e2-925b-47a0-ac62-29dc0b9b3da5","title":"CVE-2025-59944: Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Versions 1.6.23 and below contain case-sensitive checks in the…","summary":"CVE-2025-59944 affects Cursor, an AI-assisted code editor, in versions 1.6.23 and below. Its protection for sensitive files such as */.cursor/mcp.json uses case-sensitive checks, so on case-insensitive filesystems an attacker can use prompt injection to modify those files and achieve remote code execution. The source classifies the weakness as CWE-178, Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity.","solution":"This issue is fixed in version 1.7.","labels":["security"],"sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59944","publishedAt":"2025-10-03T21:15:34.913Z","cveId":"CVE-2025-59944","cweIds":["CWE-178"],"cvssScore":"8","cvssSeverity":"high","severity":"high","attackType":["prompt_injection"],"issueType":"vulnerability","affectedPackages":null,"affectedPackageNames":null,"affectedPackageRefs":null,"affectedVendors":[],"affectedVendorsRaw":["Cursor"],"classifierModel":"claude-haiku-5-5","classifierPromptVersion":"v4","summaryPromptVersion":"v2","headline":"Cursor IDE case-sensitive file protection bypass allowing code execution","headlinePromptVersion":"h1","cvssVector":null,"attackVector":null,"attackComplexity":null,"privilegesRequired":null,"userInteraction":null,"exploitMaturity":"unknown","epssScore":0.00506,"epssCheckedAt":"2026-11-04T12:08:35.257Z","kevDateAdded":null,"advisoryAliases":null,"affectedPackagesSource":null,"affectedPackagesCheckedAt":"2026-11-04T12:08:39.440Z","patchAvailable":null,"disclosureDate":null,"fixReleasedAt":null,"daysToFix":null,"fixCheckedAt":null,"capecIds":null,"crossRefCount":1,"attackSophistication":"moderate","impactType":["confidentiality","integrity"],"aiComponentTargeted":"plugin","llmSpecific":true,"classifierConfidence":0.95,"researchCategory":null,"atlasIds":["AML.T0051"],"fixes":[]}}