RCE Vulnerability in AI Code Editors Cursor, VS Code and Google Antigravity Threatens 50 Million Developers
Researchers at AISLE discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the AI-powered code editors Cursor, Microsoft Visual Studio Code and Google Antigravity. The flaw allowed attackers to achieve RCE simply by tricking a developer into opening a specially crafted link embedded in a Git commit message. Successful exploitation granted full access to API keys, local files, and the ability to install persistent malware without any visible indicators. The issue stemmed from shared architectural components inherited from the Visual Studio Code codebase, which Cursor and Google Antigravity both adopted. All three vendors have released patches, yet the incident highlights systemic supply-chain risks in the rapidly growing AI-IDE ecosystem. Approximately 50 million developers were potentially exposed before fixes were deployed.
HabrAug 8, 2026Translated from Russian