CVE-2026-22708

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 2.3, hen the Cursor Agent is running in Auto-Run Mode with Allowlist mode enabled, certain shell built-ins can still be executed without appearing in the allowlist and without requiring user approval. This allows an attacker via indirect or direct prompt injection to poison the shell environment by setting, modifying, or removing environment variables that influence trusted commands. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published1/14/2026

Last Modified2/3/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

anysphere:cursor

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-15CWE-74CWE-77CWE-78CWE-94CWE-269CWE-77

References

https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-82wg-qcm4-fp2w(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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