CVE-2026-50510 (GCVE-0-2026-50510)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-14 17:08 – Updated: 2026-07-15 03:58
VLAI
Title
GitHub Copilot Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Improper restriction of names for files and other resources in Github Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Severity
7.8 (High)
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
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-641 - Improper Restriction of Names for Files and Other Resources
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft GitHub Copilot Plugin for JetBrains IDEs Affected: 1.0.0 , < 1.13.0-251 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-07-14 14:00
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