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Sandbox bypass flaws in Cursor IDE highlight prompt injection as an RCE vector
Researchers have discovered two vulnerabilities in the widely used Cursor AI-enabled integrated development environment (IDE) that can be exploited through prompt injection to achieve remote code execution (RCE).
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Researchers have identified two vulnerabilities in the Cursor IDE that can be exploited to bypass its security sandbox. These flaws, designated as CVE-2026-50548 and CVE-2026-50549, enable attackers to inject malicious prompts, which can then be used to execute remote code.
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