What is CVE-2026-50549?

CVE-2026-50549 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Anysphere Cursor, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-06-25.

How severe is CVE-2026-50549?

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

Vulnerability in Anysphere Cursor

CVE-2026-50549

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 ca…

EPSS: 0.013 (66.8th 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 < 3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-50549?: CVE-2026-50549 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Anysphere Cursor, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-50549?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.