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CVE-2025-54136

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 26.07% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2025-08-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects GitHub. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 26.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
arbitrary code execution code execution
GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2025-54136
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
26.07%
GitHub

Original NVD 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.

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