This ‘critical’ Cursor security flaw could expose your code to malware – how to fix it

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ZDNET’s key takeaways

• A report found hackers can exploit an autorun feature in Cursor.
• The danger is “significant,” but there’s an easy fix.
• Cursor uses AI to assist with code-editing.

A new report has uncovered what it describes as “a critical security vulnerability” in Cursor, the popular AI-powered code-editing platform.

The report, published Wednesday by software company Oasis Security,…