Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 3.1.2, Cursor IDE for macOS allows an agent running in Auto-Run Sandbox mode to replace a virtual environment's Python executable with a malicious wrapper that the Microsoft Python extension invokes outside the sandbox, allowing arbitrary host commands with the user's privileges, including modifying files outside the workspace and launching applications. This issue is fixed in version 3.1.2.

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Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Cursor
Cursor cursor
Vendors & Products Cursor
Cursor cursor

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 3.1.2, Cursor IDE for macOS allows an agent running in Auto-Run Sandbox mode to replace a virtual environment's Python executable with a malicious wrapper that the Microsoft Python extension invokes outside the sandbox, allowing arbitrary host commands with the user's privileges, including modifying files outside the workspace and launching applications. This issue is fixed in version 3.1.2.
Title Cursor: Sandbox escape via tampered Python virtual environments
Weaknesses CWE-693
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T20:01:34.189Z

Reserved: 2026-08-11T14:41:20.121Z

Link: CVE-2026-73217

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T20:01:29.852Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-11T18:18:27.180

Modified: 2026-08-11T20:18:47.467

Link: CVE-2026-73217

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T13:15:04Z

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