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CVE-2026-22708: Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 2.3, hen the Cursor Agent is running…
- Occurred
- Jan 14, 2026
- Published
- Jan 14, 2026
- Source
- NVD CVE
Summary
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.
Tags
- CVE
- CVE-2026-22708
- cvss:CRITICAL
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: Cursor AI code editor vulnerability allows prompt injection to execute unauthorized shell commands, representing an LLM security failure.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8