Back to vendor advisories
Microsoft Security Response CenterCVE-2026-45482

Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

HighVendor CVSS 8.4 / 10 1 CVE Published Jun 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC

Summary

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Products covered

  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension

Remediation

Release Notes

Vendor-listed fixes

  • 1.123.2

CVEs in this advisory 1

Updates

  1. Published by Microsoft Security Response Center

    The publication date reported by the vendor.

  2. Updated by Microsoft Security Response Center

    The vendor changed the advisory after it was first published.

  3. Added to SecurityAlert

    We collected the advisory from the official source.

  4. Confirmed at the source

    Our collector saw this advisory during a later source check.