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CVE-2026-63093

HIGH CVSS: 8.8 Published: 2026-07-17 Modified: 2026-08-14

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft WindowsAnysphere Cursor

Weakness Type

CWE-426

References