Open in SSH Link only opening in new window w/ new WSL session

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

This existing thread was closed, but I’m hoping to push on this a bit more since this bug still exists on version 3.2.21. This is very annoying for enterprise employees who use remote dev environments.

Can we get an update on this fix and leave this thread open or reopen the existing thread until there is a fix?

cc @untaku

Steps to Reproduce

Quote from original thread:

Use a Windows machine with WSL2 (Ubuntu), and open a project in Cursor via WSL Remote.
Ensure the cursor:// protocol is registered to Cursor (default installation behavior).
Trigger this deep link (for example from LocatorJS or manually): cursor://vscode-remote/wsl+Ubuntu/home///::
Keep an existing Cursor window for the same WSL project already open.
Click/open the deep link and observe the result.
Actual Result
A new Cursor window is opened instead of reusing the existing WSL project window (in Cursor 3.1.15).

Expected Behavior

Cursor should reuse the existing WSL project window and navigate to the target file/line/column (same behavior as Cursor 3.0.16).

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 3.2.21 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 806df57ed3b6f1ee0175140d38039a38574ec720
Date: 2026-05-03T01:46:14.413Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.4.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

This is a confirmed regression that our team is tracking. A change intended to route Remote-SSH protocol links correctly ended up being too broad, affecting WSL deep links as well. The last version where this worked correctly was 3.0.16.

No fix timeline yet, but the report is with the Desktop team. If your managed software allows it, staying on 3.0.x is a viable workaround until this is resolved.

I’ll update this thread when a fix ships.