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Is my Cursor app secure?

Cursor edits code you already have, so the risks follow the prompts: a quick 'make this work' produces string-built SQL, disabled TLS verification to get past a certificate error, and eval to parse something. Kavach's Code Scan finds the pattern wherever it landed, and the remediation prompt goes straight back into Cursor's chat.

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What Cursor usually leaves open

Typical stack: Any stack; whatever the developer prompted, deployed wherever they chose.

• SQL built by string concatenation (Code Scan)SQL assembled with + or template strings when the assistant was asked to 'add a filter'.
• TLS certificate verification disabled (Code Scan)rejectUnauthorized: false or verify=False added to silence a certificate error during development, then shipped.
• eval / dynamic code execution (Code Scan)eval or new Function used to parse input.
• JWT signed or verified with a literal secret (Code Scan)A JWT signed with a literal secret pasted into the code.
• Unsafe deserialization of untrusted data (Code Scan)pickle, yaml.load or unserialize on data that comes from a request.

How to fix it in Cursor

Run the scan, then paste this into Cursor together with the Kavach report. It tells the assistant exactly what to do and what not to touch.

Review the codebase for the security issues listed in the attached Kavach report. For each: open the file at the line, confirm it, apply the smallest safe fix using the standard secure API for the language, and search the repository for the same pattern elsewhere. Never hard-code secrets; use environment variables and tell me which ones to set. Summarise every change as file, what changed, why.

Re-scan when it is done. The grade and the findings list show whether the change took, and monitoring tells you if a later prompt reopens anything.

Questions about Cursor security

Can Cursor review its own code for security?

It can, if you ask precisely. Kavach's report and remediation prompt give it the exact files, lines and fixes, which produces far better results than 'check for security issues'.

What is the fastest way to use Kavach with Cursor?

Zip the project, upload it to Code Scan, copy the remediation prompt and paste it into Cursor's chat with the project open. Re-scan when it is done.

Does Kavach keep my code?

No. The archive is analysed in memory, never extracted to disk, and deleted when the scan finishes. Only the findings are kept, with credential values masked.

Is Code Scan a replacement for a code review?

No. It is pattern-level static analysis that catches the common, recognisable mistakes quickly. Authorisation logic and business rules still need a person.

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Kavach reports observations from read-only checks, not guarantees; see the disclaimer. Cursor is a trademark of its owner; Kavach is not affiliated with it.