Table of Contents What happened? The issue is a modified version distributed via Cursor What was the extension trying to do?

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Microsoft has warned that a trojanized Claude Code extension distributed through Cursor’s marketplace attempted to install a ...

Microsoft analyzes a malicious Claude Code–branded extension, its persistent SSH backdoor, and guidance to detect and ...

The official Claude Code extension on the Cursor development environment’s marketplace contained an SSH backdoor.

A malicious version of Anthropic's Claude Code extension for VS Code and Cursor was distributed through official marketplaces, dropping a persistent SSH backdoor on developer machines. The compromised ...

Trojanized Claude Code Extension Delivered Persistent SSH Backdoor to Developer Machines On October 29, 2026, trojanized builds (2.1.312 and 2.1.313) of the official Claude Code VS Code extension were ...

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According to Cursor, turning on SSH requires admin rights the extension lacks on most Mac and Windows hosts, and on those ...

A weaponized Claude Code extension found on Open VSX can give attackers persistent remote access to developer systems by planting an SSH key, opening a reverse tunnel, and installing startup scripts.