CVE-2025-53773

Published: Aug 12, 2025

Modified: Feb 26, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14	affected `17.14.0 - < 17.14.12`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-77

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

vendor-advisory

patch

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CVE-2025-53773

Description

Affected Products

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

References