CVE-2026-41109CWE-74

CVE-2026-41109

High · published May 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
58.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component ('injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00863 · 58.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-74 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Published
2026-05-12T22:17Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
microsoft/visual_studio_code< 1.119.11.119.1
References (1)
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41109 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 MAY 16:58Z
    GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
    cvelistv5