CVE-2025-36730
Windsurf Prompt Injection via Filename
A prompt injection vulnerability exists in Windsurft version 1.10.7 in Write mode using SWE-1 model.
It is possible to create a file name that will be appended to the user prompt causing Windsurf to follow its instructions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windsurf Prompt Injection via Filename
A prompt injection vulnerability exists in Windsurft version 1.10.7 in Write mode using SWE-1 model.
It is possible to create a file name that will be appended to the user prompt causing Windsurf to follow its instructions.
- Record
CVE-2025-36730- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-1427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-34255
A prompt injection vulnerability exists in Windsurft version 1.10.7 in Write mode using SWE-1 model.
It is possible to create a file name that will be appended to the user prompt causing Windsurf to follow its instructions.
- Record
EUVD-2025-34255- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6mh4-fc28-667v
A prompt injection vulnerability exists in Windsurft version 1.10.7 in Write mode using SWE-1...
A prompt injection vulnerability exists in Windsurft version 1.10.7 in Write mode using SWE-1 model.
It is possible to create a file name that will be appended to the user prompt causing Windsurf to follow its instructions.
- Record
GHSA-6mh4-fc28-667v- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A prompt injection vulnerability exists in Windsurft version 1.10.7 in Write mode using SWE-1 model.
It is possible to create a file name that will be appended to the user prompt causing Windsurf to follow its instructions.
- Record
CVE-2025-36730- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-36730 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Windsurf, published October 14, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.