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CVE-2026-22708 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  GitHub, Inc.
CVSS-BT 7.2 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-82wg-qcm4-fp2w GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-15 External Control of System or Configuration Setting GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-22708
NVD Published Date:
01/14/2026
NVD Last Modified:
01/16/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.