Command Injection in Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension - CVE-2026-23653
Published: April 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU126260
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23653
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23653
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension - update to 0.37.3