CVE-2026-73217 | BDVDB-2026-358103 Detail

cursorcursor

Description#

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 3.1.2, Cursor IDE for macOS allows an agent running in Auto-Run Sandbox mode to replace a virtual environment's Python executable with a malicious wrapper that the Microsoft Python extension invokes outside the sandbox, allowing arbitrary host commands with the user's privileges, including modifying files outside the workspace and launching applications. This issue is fixed in version 3.1.2.

Impact#

Per CVSS v4.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure

References#

https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories/GHSA-p9g2-cr55-cw9c

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-08-11Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-11
Last modified: 2026-08-11

Vendor information

Vendor: cursor
Product: cursor

All cursor vulnerabilities

Score

7.7 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 37.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 3.1.2
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

7.7 High

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	Present
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Passive
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	High
Vulnerable System Integrity	High
Vulnerable System Availability	High
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).