Critical Cursor Flaws Could Let Prompt Injection Escape Sandbox and Run Commands

Jul 01, 2026 - 18:30
Critical Cursor Flaws Could Let Prompt Injection Escape Sandbox and Run Commands
Two flaws in Cursor, an AI code editor, could let a single, ordinary-looking prompt break out of the editor's safety sandbox and run any command on a developer's computer. There is no click to fall for and no approval box to ignore. Cato AI Labs found the pair and named them DuneSlide. They are tracked as CVE-2026-50548 and CVE-2026-50549, both rated 9.8 out of 10 (or 9.3