CVE-2026-45482CWE-22
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
High · published June 9, 2026
What it is
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.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 8.4 · HIGH
- Vector
- 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
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00410 · 34.1th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- Published
- 2026-06-09T17:05Z
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