Cursor for Windows version 3.2.16 contains a binary planting vulnerability that allows remote attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by placing a malicious git.exe file in the repository root directory. When a developer clones and opens a crafted repository, Cursor automatically resolves and executes the workspace-resident git.exe during IDE startup and on a recurring timed cadence without any user interaction, running the malicious binary under the privileges of the current user.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.7 · anysphereNVD modified 2026-10-24 20:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:anysphere:cursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 3
- https://cursor.com/ Product
- https://mindgard.ai/blog/cursor-0day-when-full-disclosure-becomes-the-only-protection-left Third Party Advisory, Exploit
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cursor-for-windows-rce-via-malicious-git-exe-in-workspace Third Party Advisory, Exploit