CVE-2026-26268

🔴 HIGH

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Sandbox escape via writing .git configuration was possible in versions prior to 2.5. A malicious agent (ie prompt injection) could write to impro...

Published
Feb 13, 2026
Last Modified
Feb 18, 2026
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Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Sandbox escape via writing .git configuration was possible in versions prior to 2.5. A malicious agent (ie prompt injection) could write to improperly protected .git settings, including git hooks, which may cause out-of-sandbox RCE next time they are triggered. No user interaction was required as Git executes these commands automatically. Fixed in version 2.5.

Affected Products (1)

anysphere - cursor

Version: *

CVSS Scores

CVSS 3.1 8.0
8.0
HIGH
CVSS 2.0 8.0

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Additional Information

Source
security-advisories@github.com
State
Analyzed

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