Command injection in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2026-81380
Published: September 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU148275
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-81380
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of special elements used in a command in GitHub Copilot agent mode when processing attacker-controlled commands. A remote attacker can cause GitHub Copilot agent mode to send workspace data and environment variables to an attacker-controlled service to disclose sensitive information.
User interaction is required.
Affected software
Visual Studio Code
How to mitigate CVE-2026-81380
Install security update from vendor's website.
Visual Studio Code - update to 1.136.2