Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-11
Score: 7.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Description 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.
Title Cursor: Sandbox escape via launching privileged containers
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T17:47:29.479Z

Reserved: 2026-08-11T14:41:20.122Z

Link: CVE-2026-73218

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-11T18:18:27.320

Modified: 2026-08-11T18:18:27.320

Link: CVE-2026-73218

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management