2025-08 · 2025-Q3
Cursor CurXecute RCE via Slack MCP
Who actually said "do this"?
- Fixable
- Vendor patch
- Vendor response
- Patched
- In the wild
- No
- Actor
- Attacker
Target
Cursor AI IDE
Impact
Full developer machine compromise from a single crafted Slack message; attack completes in minutes
Root cause
AI processed crafted Slack messages as instructions; config changes executed before user approval
CVE
Sources
Catalog
Cite this: AgentProv incident record: Cursor CurXecute RCE via Slack MCP (2025-08). https://agentprov.com/incidents/2025-08-cursor-curxecute-rce-via-slack-mcp
Related
- Also L2 · 2026-10-15Datadog: Counterfeit Policy Text Collapses an Injection Classifier's Recall and Pushes a LangChain Risk Gate Under Its Block ThresholdL2Instruction
- Also L2 · 2026-10-08Cisco Talos: Four Malware Families Carry Instructions Aimed at the LLMs That Triage ThemL2Instruction
- Also L2 · 2026-10-07Barracuda: Phishing Emails Carry Hidden Prompt Injections for the Recipient's AI Inbox AssistantL2Instruction