CVE-2026-50549: Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 3.0, Cursor runs agent terminal commands in a sandbox by

Cursor, a code editor that uses AI to help with programming, had a security flaw in versions before 3.0 where its sandbox protection (a restricted environment that limits what programs can do) could be bypassed. An AI agent could create a symlink (a shortcut that points to a different location) inside the workspace to trick the editor into writing files outside the workspace without user approval, potentially allowing an attacker to run code with full system access.