PT-2026-47964 · Microsoft · Visual Studio Code Copilot Chat Extension

Published 2026-06-09 · Updated 2026-06-09 · CVE-2026-45482

NVD

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-45482

Affected Products

Visual Studio Code Copilot Chat Extension

References · 2

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45482 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45482 · Security Note