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High 8.8Published May 12, 2026
CVE-2026-41109GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
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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.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-74
- 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 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Microsoft Visual Studio Code microsoft:visual_studio_code (from the name) | from 1.0.0 before 1.128.1 | CNA record |
microsoft visual_studio_code microsoft:visual_studio_code | before 1.119.1 | NVD |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41109vendor-advisory, patch
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