GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
view advisory published 2026-02-10
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-21257US | — | — | ||
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a n… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- CVE-2026-21257 GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CSAFself
- CVE-2026-21257 GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTMLself
- Microsoft Support Lifecycleexternal
- Common Vulnerability Scoring Systemexternal
- Microsoft Exploitability Indexexternal
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remediations (2)
- FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14
17.14.26:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes - FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.3
18.3.0:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2026/release-notes
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2026/release-notes
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