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Public story · 2026-03-01 · source-backed
Socket.dev disclosed a self-replicating npm worm with a McpInject module that creates fake MCP servers targeting Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code Continue, and Claude Desktop. At least 19 typosquatted packages were compromised. This is purpose-built malware targeting the AI toolchain.
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A multi-stage npm supply chain worm dubbed SANDWORM_MODE deploys rogue MCP servers into configurations of Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code Continue, and Windsurf. At least 19 typosquatted packages harvest npm/GitHub tokens, SSH keys, and cloud credentials, then pro...
The SANDWORM_MODE npm worm introduces a brand-new attack class: malicious MCP server injection via supply chain compromise. At least 19 typosquatted packages modify MCP configurations of Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code Continue, installing rogue MCP servers that har...
MIT-licensed desktop app and CLI that auto-detects installed AI clients and manages MCP server configuration for all of them — Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT Desktop, Gemini CLI. Built-in MCP marketplace, team snapshot export, automatic backups...
Sub-minute audit of all MCP servers across Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Windsurf. Maps to OWASP MCP Top 10. Invariant Labs
The Amazon Q bug is one instance of a 2026 pattern: MCP configuration carried in repositories is now an RCE supply-chain vector, not just untrusted tool output. Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Claude Code, and Gemini-CLI are all vulnerable to MCP-based auto-launch attacks (Windsurf...
The June 12 release connects Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, VS Code, Amazon Q, and Kiro to pipeline, build, log, test, and workflow data over MCP. Agents can reason over CI state, like diagnosing a failing build straight from logs, without copy-paste. MCP is becoming the defau...
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