ZDNet

This 'critical' Cursor security flaw could expose your code to malware - how to fix it

A report found hackers can exploit an autorun feature in Cursor. The danger is "significant," but there's an easy fix. Cursor uses AI to assist with code-editing. A new report has uncovered what it ...
Bleeping Computer

Cursor AI editor lets repos “autorun” malicious code on devices

A weakness in the Cursor code editor exposes developers to the risk of automatically executing tasks in a malicious repository as soon as it’s opened. Threat actors can exploit the flaw to drop ...
Bleeping Computer

AI-powered Cursor IDE vulnerable to prompt-injection attacks

A vulnerability that researchers call CurXecute is present in almost all versions of the AI-powered code editor Cursor, and can be exploited to execute remote code with developer privileges. The ...
CSOonline

Cursor’s autorun lets hackers execute arbitrary code

Oasis Security has uncovered a flaw in the widely used AI-powered code editor Cursor that lets malicious repositories silently execute code the moment a developer opens them. According to a disclosure ...

Cursor unveils new AI agent to take on Claude Code and OpenAI Codex: What it can do

Cursor 3 brings AI agents that automate coding tasks, manage multiple workflows, and compete with Codex and Claude Code in ...

Cursor refreshes its vibe coding platform with focus on AI agents

Startup Cursor today debuted a new version of its popular artificial intelligence coding platform. The release includes ...