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Codeium Windsurf Path Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2025-62353)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 342127

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Synopsis

The Windsurf instance installed on the remote host is affected by a path traversal vulnerability.

Description

The version of Windsurf installed on the remote host is affected by a path traversal vulnerability:

 - 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. (CVE-2025-62353)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

See vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a3605758

http://www.nessus.org/u?cd85d1e7

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 342127

File Name: windsurf_CVE-2025-62353.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Published: 9/1/2026

Updated: 9/2/2026

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.19

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-62353

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:codeium:windsurf

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Codeium Windsurf, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-62353