CVE-2025-62449 | BDVDB-2026-301671 Detail

MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension

Description#

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact low. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

References#

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-62449

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-11-11Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-02-13Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-11-11
Last modified: 2026-02-13

Vendor information

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension

All Microsoft vulnerabilities

Score

6.8 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 41.0.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Path Traversal

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 0.27.0 and < 0.32.5
Fixed
0.32.5

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.8 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	Low

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).