{"id":"CVE-2026-45482","title":"Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability","summary":"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.","severity":"high","cvss":8.4,"cvssVector":"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","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension","affected":["visual_studio_code_copilot_chat_extension >= 0.27.0 < 1.123.2"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-06-10T03:57:00.449616Z"},"published":"2026-06-09","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T13:44:24.304Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45482","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45482","label":"Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.0041,"epssPercentile":0.32443,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T14:44:21.399Z","slug":"CVE-2026-45482","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `visual_studio_code_copilot_chat_extension >= 0.27.0 < 1.123.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":46,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":46.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}