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Published Date: July 14, 2026

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Cursor IDE Auto-Executes Malicious Code in Poisoned Repos

Researchers reported the vulnerability to Cursor in December, but it still remains in the popular AI coding platform and can be exploited…

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Researchers reported the vulnerability to Cursor in December, but it still remains in the popular AI coding platform and can be exploited in poisoned repository attacks.

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