Vulnerability · Published Sep 8, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2026-81380GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity 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 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Visual Studio Code	1.0.0 – before 1.136.2

Weakness: CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

References

GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch