CVE-2026-22708

2026-01-14

Severity Assessment

LOW

CVSS v3.x Score

Clinical Analysis (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.

Vector Sequencing

Attack Parameters

Impact Consequences

Technical Impact

Weakness Classification

CWE-CWE-15

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Timeline

Time Line

PUBLICATION

14 Jan 2026

Impact Statistics

Key Metrics

CVSS Score

LOW

Remediation Protocol

Immediate Action Plan

1. Inventory

Identify all affected systems in your infrastructure.

2. Assessment

Assess exposure and criticality for your organization.

3. Mitigation

Apply patches or available workarounds.

4. Verification

Test and confirm effectiveness of applied measures.

Sources & Bibliography

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