When Your IDE Becomes a RCE Endpoint

When Your IDE Becomes a RCE EndpointBerk ALBAYRAK21 min read·1 hour ago--ListenSharePress enter or click to view image in full sizeTrendyol CSOC and Application Security research on a live supply-chain technique abusing Cursor and other VS Code-derived editors through the OpenVSX registry.TOCHow we found ourselves looking at thisMeasuring the blast radiusHow Cursor decides what to installWhat changed in June 2025Walking through an attack, step by stepIndicators you can trackHunting for itWhat you should do this weekWhere this goes nextIf your developers run Cursor, VSCodium, Windsurf, or any other fork of VS Code that pulls its extensions from OpenVSX, attacker controlled code is one editor launch away from executing on their machines.

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