What is CVE-2025-61593?

CVE-2025-61593 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cursor, classified under Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2025-61593?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-61593 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Cursor

CVE-2025-61593

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.7 and below, a vulnerability in the way Cursor CLI Agent protects its sensitive files (i.e. */.cursor/cli.json) allows attackers to modify the content of the files throug…

EPSS: 0.002 (40.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cursor — versions <= 1.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-x2vq-h6v6-jhc6 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-61593?: CVE-2025-61593 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cursor, classified under Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2025-61593?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-61593 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.