CVE-2025-65717: Visual Studio Code Extensions Live Server · Cross-site Scripting
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 00:07 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Feb 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
Description
An issue in Visual Studio Code Extensions Live Server v5.7.9 allows attackers to exfiltrate files via user interaction with a crafted HTML page.
References
- github.com/ritwickdey/vscode-live-server/security/advisories/GHSA-9qrh-552f-x896 (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65717 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ritwickdey/vscode-live-server (opens in a new tab)
- ox.security/blog/cve-2025-65717-live-server-vscode-vulnerability (opens in a new tab)