Command Injection in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2025-55319
Published: September 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115179
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-55319
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in Agentic AI implementation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into executing certain commands in the AI agent and execute arbitrary code on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-55319
Install updates from vendor's website.