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HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-22708
Cursor has a Terminal Tool Allowlist Bypass via Environment Variables
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 14, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 14, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

: Total Affected Vendor : 0 | Products : 0
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Cursor to version 2.3 to fix shell built-in execution and environment variable manipulation.
  • Update Cursor to version 2.3 or later.
  • Disable Auto-Run Mode if not actively needed.
  • Review and restrict environment variable modifications.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-22708.

URL Resource
https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-82wg-qcm4-fp2w
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-22708 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-22708 weaknesses.

CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-69: Target Programs with Elevated Privileges Target Programs with Elevated Privileges CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-77: Manipulating User-Controlled Variables Manipulating User-Controlled Variables CAPEC-146: XML Schema Poisoning XML Schema Poisoning CAPEC-176: Configuration/Environment Manipulation Configuration/Environment Manipulation CAPEC-203: Manipulate Registry Information Manipulate Registry Information CAPEC-270: Modification of Registry Run Keys Modification of Registry Run Keys CAPEC-271: Schema Poisoning Schema Poisoning CAPEC-579: Replace Winlogon Helper DLL Replace Winlogon Helper DLL CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-6: Argument Injection Argument Injection CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-34: HTTP Response Splitting HTTP Response Splitting CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-51: Poison Web Service Registry Poison Web Service Registry CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-84: XQuery Injection XQuery Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-105: HTTP Request Splitting HTTP Request Splitting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-273: HTTP Response Smuggling HTTP Response Smuggling CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters CAPEC-40: Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-75: Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-183: IMAP/SMTP Command Injection IMAP/SMTP Command Injection CAPEC-248: Command Injection Command Injection CAPEC-6: Argument Injection Argument Injection CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-35: Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files CAPEC-77: Manipulating User-Controlled Variables Manipulating User-Controlled Variables CAPEC-242: Code Injection Code Injection CAPEC-58: Restful Privilege Elevation Restful Privilege Elevation CAPEC-122: Privilege Abuse Privilege Abuse CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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
    Added CWE CWE-94
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added CWE CWE-74
    Added CWE CWE-15
    Added CWE CWE-269
    Added Reference https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-82wg-qcm4-fp2w
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
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