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Researcher Uncovers 30+ Flaws in AI Coding Tools Enabling Data Theft and RCE Attacks

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()5 min read5
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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2025-49150
Cursor: By default, the setting json.schemaDownload.enable was set to True. This means that by writing a JSON file, an attacker can…
5.9<1%
CVE-2025-53097
Roo Code: There was an issue where the Roo Code agent's `search_files` tool did not respect the setting to disable reads outside of the VS…
7.5<1%
CVE-2025-53536
Roo Code: If the victim had "Write" auto-approved, an attacker with the ability to submit prompts to the agent could write to VS Code…
8.1<1%
CVE-2025-53773
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to…
7.83%PoC
CVE-2025-54130
Cursor: Cursor allows writing in-workspace files with no user approval in versions less than 1.3.9. If the file is a dotfile, editing it…
9.8<1%
CVE-2025-55012
Zed: In the Zed Agent Panel allowed for an AI agent to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) by bypassing user permission checks. An AI…
8.5<1%
CVE-2025-58335
In JetBrains Junie before 252.284.66, 251.284.66, 243.284.66, 252.284.61, 251.284.61, 243.284.61, 252.284.50, 252.284.54, 251.284.54, 251.284.50, 243.284.54…
7.5<1%
CVE-2025-58372
Roo Code: Versions 3.25.23 and below contain a vulnerability where certain VS Code workspace configuration files (.code-workspace) are not…
9.8<1%
CVE-2025-61260
A vulnerability was identified in OpenAI Codex CLI v0.23.0 and before that enables code execution through malicious MCP (Model Context Protocol) configuration…
9.87%
CVE-2025-61590
Cursor: Versions 1.6 and below are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) attacks through Visual Studio Code Workspaces. Workspaces…
7.5<1%
CVE-2025-64660
Improper access control in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network
8.0<1%

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 Ravie Lakshmanan  Dec 06, 2025 AI Security / Vulnerability Over 30 security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in various artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) that combine prompt injection primitives with legitimate features to achieve data exfiltration and remote code execution.

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