CVE-2026-22708

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-82wg-qcm4-fp2w

Configurations

No configuration.

History

14 Jan 2026, 17:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-14 17:16

Updated : 2026-01-16 15:55

NVD link : CVE-2026-22708

Mitre link : CVE-2026-22708

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-22708

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-15

External Control of System or Configuration Setting

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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