HighVulnerabilityLLM-specific

CVE-2025-64107: Cursor editor command execution via backslash path manipulation on Windows

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2025-64107
Published: November 4, 2025
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.4%

Summary

CVE-2025-64107 affects Cursor, a code editor built for programming with AI, in versions 1.7.52 and below. Cursor checks path manipulation that uses forward slashes, such as ./.cursor/./././././mcp.json, and requires human approval before completing the operation. The same manipulation with backslashes was not detected, so an attacker who already had prompt injection or another level of control could overwrite sensitive editor files without approval on Windows machines, which may lead to RCE.

Mitigation

Fixed in version 2.0.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 8.8(high)
EPSS: 0.4%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
Attack sophistication: Moderate
AI component targeted: Plugin
Impact: Integrity,
Confidentiality
Labels: security

How this record was produced

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Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64107

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)

Summary

Mitigation

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