CVE-2025-65716

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2026-02-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

An issue in Visual Studio Code Extensions Markdown Preview Enhanced v0.8.18 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted .Md file.

Affected products

shd101wyy Markdown Preview Enhanced: from 0.8.18

References

https://github.com/shd101wyy/markdown-preview-enhanced
https://www.ox.security/blog/cve-2025-65716-markdown-preview-enhanced-vscode-vulnerability/

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