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.
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Description 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.
Title Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio Code Copilot Chat Extension
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code_copilot_chat_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio Code Copilot Chat Extension
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-09T17:49:06.758Z

Reserved: 2026-05-12T16:07:22.617Z

Link: CVE-2026-45482

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-06-09T17:17:22.587

Modified: 2026-06-09T19:32:51.440

Link: CVE-2026-45482

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-09T19:15:12Z