BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-10-17

Last updated on: 2025-10-21

Assigner: HiddenLayer

Description

A path traversal vulnerability in all versions of the Windsurf IDE enables a threat actor to read and write arbitrary local files in and outside of current projects on an end user’s system. The vulnerability can be reached directly and through indirect prompt injection.

CVSS Scores

EPSS Scores

Probability:
Percentile:

Meta Information

Published

2025-10-17

Last Modified

2025-10-21

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-17

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-62353

EUVD

EUVD-2025-34890

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
hiddenlayer	windsurf	*
hiddenlayer	windsurf	1.12.12

Helpful Resources

Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-22	The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Attack-Flow Graph

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a path traversal flaw in all versions of the Windsurf IDE that allows an attacker to read and write arbitrary local files both inside and outside of the current projects on a user's system. It can be exploited directly or through indirect prompt injection.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to severe impacts including unauthorized access to sensitive files, modification or deletion of critical data, and potential full system compromise since it allows reading and writing of arbitrary files without any privileges or user interaction.

Hi! I’m here to help you understand CVE-2025-62353. Ask me anything about the vulnerability, its impact, or mitigation strategies.

0/70