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CVE-2026-50548

CVE detail

CVE-2026-50548

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 3.0, Cursor runs agent terminal commands in a sandbox by default, and the sandbox grants write access to the command's working directory. A flaw was identified in how the agent could modify the working_directory parameter, which could cause the sandbox to include writable paths outside the intended workspace. A malicious agent could set working_directory to a sensitive location and write arbitrary files outside the workspace under the user's privileges. This enables non-sandboxed Remote Code Execution — for example by overwriting the cursorsandbox helper so later commands run unsandboxed — with no user interaction beyond a benign prompt. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.

CVSS 9.3 · CriticalBuzz score 29.1

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 29.1

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 13.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

16.1

4 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

13.0

4 sources across 2 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 3; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 1; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

4 source links · newest first

Critical Cursor AI Code Editor Flaws Could Lead to OS-Level Remote Code ExecutionSecurityWeek
The DuneSlide vulnerabilities enable zero-click prompt injection attacks that escape Cursor’s sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system.
newswww.securityweek.comJul 3, 2026, 7:57 AM
Sandbox bypass flaws in Cursor IDE highlight prompt injection as an RCE vectorCSO Online
(IDE) that can be exploited through prompt injection to achieve remote code execution (RCE). The two flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-50548 and CVE-2026-50549 , allow attackers to break out of Cursor’s command execution sandbox, the protective layer that’s supposed to prevent the internal AI agent from performing rogue actions on the underlying operating sy
newswww.csoonline.comJul 2, 2026, 1:31 AM
Critical Cursor Flaws Could Let Prompt Injection Escape Sandbox and Run CommandsThe Hacker News
ck to fall for and no approval box to ignore. Cato AI Labs found the pair and named them DuneSlide. They are tracked as CVE-2026-50548 and CVE-2026-50549, both rated 9.8 out of 10 (or 9.3
newsthehackernews.comJul 1, 2026, 2:42 PM
https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-3p48-7v9f-v5cwgithub.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comJun 25, 2026, 7:16 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Analyzed

Published

Jun 25, 2026

Modified

Jun 26, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 4.0 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Attack Requirements (AT): None. No prerequisite deployment or execution condition is required.
Privileges Required (PR): None. The attacker needs no privileges on the vulnerable system.
User Interaction (UI): None. Exploitation does not require a targeted user to act.
Vulnerable System Confidentiality (VC): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Vulnerable System Integrity (VI): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Vulnerable System Availability (VA): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Subsequent System Confidentiality (SC): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Subsequent System Integrity (SI): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Subsequent System Availability (SA): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.

Optional CVSS v4 metrics remain in the raw vector; only base metrics are expanded here.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses