CVE-2026-50510
GitHub Copilot Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Improper restriction of names for files and other resources in Github Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
GitHub Copilot Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Improper restriction of names for files and other resources in Github Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-50510- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-641
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-44116
Improper restriction of names for files and other resources in Github Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-44116- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hjgg-v5cf-x59v
Improper restriction of names for files and other resources in Github Copilot allows an...
Improper restriction of names for files and other resources in Github Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Record
GHSA-hjgg-v5cf-x59v- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-641
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper restriction of names for files and other resources in Github Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-50510- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-641
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-50510 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Github Copilot, published July 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.