What is CVE-2025-54131?

CVE-2025-54131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Anysphere Cursor, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2025-54131?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

RCE in Anysphere Cursor

CVE-2025-54131

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…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.005 (36.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Anysphere Cursor
Cursor — versions < 1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-54131?: CVE-2025-54131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Anysphere Cursor, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2025-54131?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.