CVE-2026-50548 Cursor Desktop sandbox escape via agent-controlled working directory

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 3.0, Cursor runs agent terminal commands in a sandbox by default, and the sandbox grants write access to the command's working directory. A flaw was identified in how the agent could modify the workingdirectory parameter, which could...

CVE-2026-50548

Technical details about CVE-2026-50548 are not publicly available in the provided documents. Monitor for updates to obtain affected products, root cause specifics, impact, and remediation.

CVE-2026-50548 Cursor Desktop sandbox escape via agent-controlled working directory

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 3.0, Cursor runs agent terminal commands in a sandbox by default, and the sandbox grants write access to the command's working directory. A flaw was identified in how the agent could modify the workingdirectory parameter, which could...

CVE-2026-50549 Cursor Desktop sandbox escape via symlink and failed path canonicalization

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 3.0, Cursor runs agent terminal commands in a sandbox by default. Before a Write, the agent canonicalizes the target path to confirm it stays inside the workspace, but when canonicalization fails it falls back to the original path an...

CVE-2026-48124

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions prior to 3.0.0, the Cursor Desktop could execute workspace-defined Claude hook commands from .claude/settings.local.json without dedicated user approval. A malicious workspace or agent-created file could configure hooks that run...

CVE-2026-48124 Cursor Desktop sandbox escape via Claude hook configuration

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions prior to 3.0.0, the Cursor Desktop could execute workspace-defined Claude hook commands from .claude/settings.local.json without dedicated user approval. A malicious workspace or agent-created file could configure hooks that run...

CVE-2026-48124 Cursor Desktop sandbox escape via Claude hook configuration

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. In versions prior to 3.0.0, the Cursor Desktop could execute workspace-defined Claude hook commands from .claude/settings.local.json without dedicated user approval. A malicious workspace or agent-created file could configure hooks that run...