Critical severity · published Nov 26, 2025
CVE-2025-62354
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('command injection') in Cursor allows an unauthorized attacker to execute commands that are outside of those…
9.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('command injection') in Cursor allows an unauthorized attacker to execute commands that are outside of those specified in the allowlist, resulting in arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
cursor · cursor
1.3.4 before 2.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62354
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-62354
hiddenlayer.com
https://hiddenlayer.com/sai_security_advisor/2025-11-cursor/
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