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CVE-2026-50519 (GCVE-0-2026-50519)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-19 20:28 – Updated: 2026-08-25 22:43
VLAI
Title
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Summary
Initialization of a resource with an insecure default in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-22 17:42 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-1188 - Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Microsoft GitHub Copilot Chat Affected: 1.0.0 , < 1.123.2 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:gihub_copilot_chat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-06-09 14:00
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