8.0
High
CVE-2026-21523 Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to…
Description
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Studio Code 1.0 | 1.0.0 → < 1.110.1 | 1.110.1 |
| Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension 0.27 | 0.27.0 → < 0.37.1 | 0.37.1 |
References
- GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability msrc.microsoft.com
Timeline
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