Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2026· Updated Jan 14, 2026
Cursor has a Terminal Tool Allowlist Bypass via Environment Variables
CVE-2026-22708
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.
Affected products
2- cursor/cursorv5Range: < 2.3
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
1- github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-82wg-qcm4-fp2wmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
News mentions
1- Google Fixes Critical RCE Flaw in AI-Based 'Antigravity' ToolDark Reading · Apr 21, 2026