What is CVE-2026-22708?

CVE-2026-22708 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Anysphere Cursor, classified under CWE-15. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-22708?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Anysphere Cursor

CVE-2026-22708

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…

EPSS: 0.005 (41.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Anysphere Cursor
Cursor — versions < 2.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-15
CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)
CWE-77 — Command Injection
CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
CWE-94 — Code Injection
CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22708?: CVE-2026-22708 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Anysphere Cursor, classified under CWE-15. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-22708?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.