Path Traversal in Cursor (CVE-2026-50548)
Summary
Path traversal in Cursor (CVE-2026-50548). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to 3.0 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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 working_directory parameter, which could cause the sandbox to include writable paths outside the intended workspace. A malicious agent could set working_directory to a sensitive location and write arbitrary files outside the workspace under the user's privileges. This enables non-sandboxed Remote Code Execution — for example by overwriting the cursorsandbox helper so later commands run unsandboxed — with no user interaction beyond a benign prompt. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-50548 has been found in Cursor.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: upgrade Cursor to 3.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cursor CVE-2026-50548" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-50548 (Cursor) — CWE-22 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: 3.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Path traversal (CWE-22) exists in Cursor.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Cursor.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to 3.0.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Cursor' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Cursor' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Cursorを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade Cursor to 3.0ステージング環境で 3.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。