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CVE-2025-62353: Windsurf IDE path traversal allowing arbitrary local file read and write

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2025-62353
Published: October 17, 2025
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.6%

Summary

CVE-2025-62353 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in all versions of the Windsurf IDE. It lets a threat actor read and write arbitrary local files inside and outside current projects on an end user's system. The flaw can be reached directly or through indirect prompt injection.

Mitigation

The source does not state a fix yet. Check the original advisory for updates.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 9.8(critical)
EPSS: 0.6%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 4, 2026.

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Attack pattern (CAPEC): CAPEC-126
AI threat technique (MITRE ATLAS): AML.T0051

Classification

Attack type: Prompt injection,
Other
Attack sophistication: Trivial
AI component targeted: Plugin
Impact: Confidentiality,
Integrity
Labels: security

How this record was produced

Summaries, mitigations and labels on this page are generated automatically from the source. The linked source is authoritative. The source gives this advisory a description and no title, so the title above is a headline generated from the source text.

Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62353

First tracked: February 15, 2026 at 08:52 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 90% (self-assessed)

Topics

Prompt injection and jailbreaks

Summary

Mitigation

Topics

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