GitHub Copilot vulnerabilities

21 CVEs0 criticalUpdated October 22, 2026Source: NVDDownload CSV

17 CVEs in 2026

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September 2026

Sep 8
CVE-2026-813816.5

Insufficiently protected credentials in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Sep 8
CVE-2026-813805.3

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

August 2026

Aug 11
CVE-2026-703357.8

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

July 2026

Jul 14
CVE-2026-505107.8

Improper restriction of names for files and other resources in Github Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Jul 14
CVE-2026-472826.5

Insufficiently protected credentials in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

June 2026

Jun 22
CVE-2025-663897.5

GitHub Copilot 1.372.0 allows filesystem access outside of a workspace folder (without user approval) via a file-handler URI parameter to fetch_webpage.

Jun 19
CVE-2026-505196.5

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.

Jun 9
CVE-2026-454828.4

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

May 2026

May 13
CVE-2026-450337.8

GitHub Copilot CLI brings AI-powered coding assistance directly to your command line.

May 12
CVE-2026-411098.8

Improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component ('injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a…

April 2026

Apr 14
CVE-2026-236535.7

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

March 2026

Mar 6
CVE-2026-297837.8

The shell tool within GitHub Copilot CLI versions prior to and including 0.0.422 can allow arbitrary code execution through crafted bash parameter expansion patterns.

February 2026

Feb 10
CVE-2026-215238.0

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.

Feb 10
CVE-2026-215188.8

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Feb 10
CVE-2026-215168.8

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Github Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Feb 10
CVE-2026-212578.0

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Feb 10
CVE-2026-212568.8

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

November 2025

Nov 20
CVE-2025-646608.0

Improper access control in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Nov 11
CVE-2025-624535.0

Improper validation of generative ai output in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

September 2025

Sep 5
CVE-2025-584015.1

Obsidian GitHub Copilot Plugin versions prior to 1.1.7 store Github API token in cleartext form.

August 2025

Aug 12
CVE-2025-537737.8

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.