Vulnerability details

CVE-2025-53773

Microsoft Visual Studio

GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1
7.8High

Official description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
7.8High 3.1 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (microsoft) 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

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.14.0 ≤ v < 17.14.12 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2025-08-12
Last updated
2026-02-26
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
microsoft

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.31%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
88.5%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-77
    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')