High severity · published Aug 11, 2026
CVE-2026-70335
GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
Visual Studio Code · Microsoft
1.0.0 before 1.132.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70335
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-70335
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70335
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