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Cursor AI Code Editor RCE Flaw Allows Automatic Malware Execution

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 2:52 am
by Shane1145
A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been identified in the Cursor AI Code Editor that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on a developer’s machine the moment a project folder is opened.

Discovered by the research team at Oasis Security, the flaw exploits a default configuration in Cursor that mirrors Visual Studio Code’s “Workspace Trust” feature but leaves it disabled by default, bypassing any user consent prompts.

https://cyberpress.org/cursor-ai-code-editor-rce-flaw/