Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2026-70335GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in Visual Studio Code from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Visual Studio Code	1.0.0 – before 1.132.1

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

References

GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch