# CVE-2025-64107: Cursor is Vulnerable to Path Manipulation Using Backslashes on Windows

> CVE-2025-64107: Cursor is Vulnerable to Path Manipulation Using Backslashes on Windows. CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-64107
Last updated: 2026-10-19T13:10:00Z

- Published: 2025-11-04 22:51 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-19 13:10 UTC · Assigner: GitHub\_M
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 0.38%, 32th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-22

## Description

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.7.52 and below, manipulating internal settings may lead to RCE. Cursor detects path manipulation via forward slashes (./.cursor/./././././mcp.json etc.), and requires human approval to complete the operation. However, the same kind of manipulation using backslashes was not correctly detected, allowing an attacker who had already achieved prompt injection or some other level of control to overwrite sensitive editor files without approval on Windows machines. This issue is fixed in version 2.0.

## Affected vendors and products

- cursor: cursor

## Tracked companies

- [Cursor](https://rewindex.com/company/cursor.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-64107)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64107)
- [https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-2jr2-8wf5-v6pf](https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-2jr2-8wf5-v6pf)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-64107 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-64107.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-64107 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:15:46.685Z