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.
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| 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. | |
| Title | Cursor has a Terminal Tool Allowlist Bypass via Environment Variables | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-15 CWE-269 CWE-74 CWE-77 CWE-78 CWE-94 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-01-14T16:59:53.022Z
Reserved: 2026-01-08T19:23:09.857Z
Link: CVE-2026-22708
Updated: 2026-01-14T16:59:50.213Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-14T17:16:08.980
Modified: 2026-01-14T17:16:08.980
Link: CVE-2026-22708
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