CVE-2026-45482
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-45482- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-35547
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-35547- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f78m-9xhc-p52v
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in GitHub Copilot...
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.
- Record
GHSA-f78m-9xhc-p52v- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-45482- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-45482- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-45482 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published June 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.