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Backdoors claimed in official Claude Code VS Code and Cursor extensions

Original title: Backdoors in Claude Code for VS, Cursor official extensions

Lobsters · securityby cyberplace.social via dsr ()1 min read1 · 1 read
AI summary · x-ai/grok-4.7Summaries by Vani AI

The linked post body did not load, so only the title states the backdoor claim.

A Lobsters item points to a Mastodon post titled as a report of backdoors in the official Claude Code extensions for VS Code and Cursor. The fetched page is Mastodon interface text and does not include the post body, versions, or technical details.

Unconfirmed: The post body did not load, so the backdoor claim rests only on the title.

Key facts
  • The item title names official Claude Code extensions for VS and Cursor.
  • No versions, indicators, or vendor response appear in the loaded text.
Security assessment · AI, from the article

Impact: Claimed backdoors in official Claude Code editor extensions

ProductAffected
Claude Code extensions for VS Code and Cursor—
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