CVE-2025-62449
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileDEEUNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extensionmsrc_csaf
0.32.5:Security Update:https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (12)
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- Microsoft Visual Studio Codeall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:wsl_extension
advisories (3)
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- NCSC-2025-0362Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft Visual StudioNL2025-11-11csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Microsoft heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Visual Studio en Code Copilot voor Visual Studio.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2559Microsoft Visual Studio Produkte: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-11-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Visual Studio Produkte ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, und um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- msrc_CVE-2025-62449Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability2025-11-11csaf · msrc_csafUS
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references (3)
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