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CVE-2026-23653: GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-04-14 · updated 2026-10-26
- Weakness: CWE-77
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension: before 0.37.3 — fixed in 0.37.3
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension: from 0.27.0 before 0.37.3 — fixed in 0.37.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension 0.37.3; Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension 0.37.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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