CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-45482
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension","vendor":"Microsoft","versions":[{"lessThan":"1.123.2","status":"affected","version":"0.27.0","versionType":"custom"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1c54a34fd4cbc42860bc5697ca816ff5c526f480dee3b2bf064017ef69202d88 · sha256:08e0848ca07b6a60… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":8.4,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"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","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1c54a34fd4cbc42860bc5697ca816ff5c526f480dee3b2bf064017ef69202d88 · sha256:08e0848ca07b6a60… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en-US","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1c54a34fd4cbc42860bc5697ca816ff5c526f480dee3b2bf064017ef69202d88 · sha256:08e0848ca07b6a60… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability","tags":["vendor-advisory","patch"],"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45482"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1c54a34fd4cbc42860bc5697ca816ff5c526f480dee3b2bf064017ef69202d88 · sha256:08e0848ca07b6a60… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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