Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 2.0 ,if a visited website contains maliciously crafted instructions, the model may attempt to follow them in order to “assist” the user. When combined with a bypass of the command whitelist mechanism, such indirect prompt injections could result in commands being executed automatically, without the user’s explicit intent, thereby posing a significant security risk. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.
History

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Anysphere
Anysphere cursor
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:anysphere:cursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Anysphere
Anysphere cursor
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cursor
Cursor cursor
Vendors & Products Cursor
Cursor cursor

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 2.0 ,if a visited website contains maliciously crafted instructions, the model may attempt to follow them in order to “assist” the user. When combined with a bypass of the command whitelist mechanism, such indirect prompt injections could result in commands being executed automatically, without the user’s explicit intent, thereby posing a significant security risk. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.
Title Cursor Affected by Arbitrary Code Execution via Prompt Injection and Whitelist Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-11T17:35:37.440Z

Reserved: 2026-03-09T19:02:25.011Z

Link: CVE-2026-31854

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-11T17:35:28.850Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-11T17:16:58.917

Modified: 2026-03-20T16:34:35.143

Link: CVE-2026-31854

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-23T09:55:21Z