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CVE-2026-45482: Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-06-09 · updated 2026-09-24
- Weakness: CWE-22
Description
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.
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code: before 1.123.2 — fixed in 1.123.2
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension: from 0.27.0 before 1.123.2 — fixed in 1.123.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.123.2; Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension 1.123.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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