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Medium 5.7Published Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2026-23653GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- CVSS
- 5.7 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-77
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension microsoft:visual_studio_code_copilot_chat_extension (from the name) | from 0.27.0 before 0.37.3 | CNA record |
microsoft github_copilot_chat microsoft:github_copilot_chat | before 0.37.3 | NVD |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23653vendor-advisory, patch
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