SB2026041616 - Command Injection in Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension
Published: April 16, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026041616
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23653)
CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.