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CVE-2026-70335: GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-11 · updated 2026-10-30
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: before 1.132.1 — fixed in 1.132.1
• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: from 1.0.0 before 1.132.1 — fixed in 1.132.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.132.1; Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.132.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70335

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