CVE-2025-54136

High

Description

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.2.4 and below, attackers can achieve remote and persistent code execution by modifying an already trusted MCP configuration file inside a shared GitHub repository or editing the file locally on the target's machine. Once a collaborator accepts a harmless MCP, the attacker can silently swap it for a malicious command (e.g., calc.exe) without triggering any warning or re-prompt. If an attacker has write permissions on a user's active branches of a source repository that contains existing MCP servers the user has previously approved, or allows an attacker has arbitrary file-write locally, the attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution. This is fixed in version 1.3.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductAnysphere Cursor
PublishedAug 2, 2025
First seenAug 2, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • anysphere cursor1.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
anysphere cursorv < 1.31.3

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