CVE-2025-62449 — Path Traversal in Microsoft Visual Studio Code Copilot Chat Extension

CWE-22 — Path Traversal4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 89.93%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Microsoft Visual Studio Code Copilot Chat ExtensionMicrosoft Github Copilot Chat
Timeline
PublishedNov 11

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:LExploitability: 1.3 | Impact: 5.5

Affected Packages2 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-mc3j-5pr5-wj7r: Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension allows an authorized attac↗2025-11-11
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CVEList
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability↗2025-11-11
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability↗2025-11-11
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