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Cursor Flaw Lets Malicious Cloned Repositories Trigger Windows Code Execution
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1 SIGNALFIRST DETECTED 15 July 2026
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15 Jul
Cursor Flaw Lets Malicious Cloned Repositories Trigger Windows Code Execution
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