CVE-2026-73218

unknowncovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-08-11

Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 3.0.0, Cursor IDE for macOS allows an agent running in Auto-Run Sandbox mode, when Docker Desktop and the Dev Containers CLI are installed, to launch a privileged container and mount Docker's virtiofs0, granting read and write access to the user's home directory and enabling host command execution with the user's privileges without an additional permission prompt. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.0.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.82% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 54% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

unknownCVE-2026-73218: Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 3.0.0, Cursor IDE for macOS al…nvd · 2026-08-11

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