Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-54133

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI.

Published Aug 1, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 4, 2025 · Cursor is a code

Check this week

CVE-2025-54133 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 37.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Cursor is a code.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Cursor is a code).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
37.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor cursor cursor 1.17, < 1.3

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.17 through 1.2, there is a UI information disclosure vulnerability in Cursor's MCP (Model Context Protocol) deeplink handler, allowing attackers to execute 2-click arbitrary system commands through social engineering attacks. When users click malicious links, the installation dialog does not show the arguments being passed to the command being run. If a user clicks a malicious deeplink, then examines the installation dialog and clicks through, the full command including the arguments will be executed on the machine. This is f

Are you affected?

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  • vendor cursor cursor 1.17, < 1.31.17, < 1.3

How to fix CVE-2025-54133

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-54133 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 37.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Cursor is a code.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with cursor cursor 1.17, < 1.3 1.17, < 1.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 37.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 1, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.17 through 1.2, there is a UI information disclosure vulnerability in Cursor's MCP (Model Context Protocol) deeplink handler, allowing attackers to execute 2-click arbitrary system commands through social engineering attacks. When users click malicious links, the installation dialog does not show the arguments being passed to the

  2. Aug 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.17 through 1.2, there is a UI information disclosure vulnerability in Cursor's MCP (Model Context Protocol) deeplink handler, allowing attackers to execute 2-click arbitrary system commands through social engineering attacks. When users click malicious links, the installation dialog does not show the arguments being passed to the

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-54133

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-23406

    Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions 1.17 through 1.2, there is a UI information disclosure vulnerability in Cursor's MCP (Model Context Protocol) deeplink handler, allowing attackers to execute 2-click arbitrary system commands through social engine

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Aug 4, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.