Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2025-21264Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Files or directories accessible to external parties in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension | 0.27.0 – before 0.27.2 |
| Microsoft | Visual Studio Code | 1.0.0 – before 1.100.1 |
Weakness: CWE-552 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References
- Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch