CVE-2024-48919Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Arbitrary command execution via streamed newline

Published Oct 22, 2024 · Updated Oct 23, 2024

Improper input validation in Anysphere Cursor before 0.42 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands in a user's terminal. Terminal Cmd-K streams a model response directly into the shell and treats attacker-influenced newline or control characters as command submission. Exploitation requires a user to import a compromised webpage into the prompt; successful injection runs commands with that user's privileges.

CVSS severity9.2
Critical
EPSS probability0.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Anysphere Cursor before 0.42 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands in a user's terminal. Terminal Cmd-K streams a model response directly into the shell and treats attacker-influenced newline or control characters as command submission. Exploitation requires a user to import a compromised webpage into the prompt; successful injection runs commands with that user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-48919
Published
Oct 22, 2024
Updated
Oct 23, 2024
Vendor
Anysphere
Product
Cursor
Classifications
CWE-20, T1059, T1204
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 23, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <0.42
  2. Affected versionversion=< 0.42

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Anysphere · Cursorversion=0 <0.42; version=< 0.42

Published CVSS scores

9.2INCIBE-CERTCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1204User Execution

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Technologies

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