{
  "id": 636428,
  "title": "Cursor closes command execution gap before workspace trust",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/cursor-closes-command-execution-gap-before-workspace-trust",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T04:36:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/cursor-closes-command-execution-gap-before-workspace-trust/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cursor has patched a security flaw in its command-line coding agent that allowed a malicious repository to execute commands on a developer’s computer before the user was asked whether the workspace should be trusted. The weakness affected Cursor CLI’s worktree feature and could be triggered when a user launched the agent with the -w option inside a repository containing a specially crafted.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}