CVE-2025-54130
HIGHCursor < 1.3.9 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Write via Dotfile Creation
Title source: llmDescription
Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Cursor allows writing in-workspace files with no user approval in versions less than 1.3.9. If the file is a dotfile, editing it requires approval but creating a new one doesn't. Hence, if sensitive editor files, such as the .vscode/settings.json file don't already exist in the workspace, an attacker can chain a indirect prompt injection vulnerability to hijack the context to write to the settings file and trigger RCE on the victim without user approval. This is fixed in version 1.3.9.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-vqv7-vq92-x87f
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0025
EPSS Percentile
16.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-285
Status
published
Products (1)
anysphere/cursor
< 1.3.9
Published
Aug 05, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026