CVE-2026-65675: Security Feature Bypass in Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension
No cwe for this issue in Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension version 0.27.0 enables an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature remotely. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.1, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, but requiring user interaction. The impact affects integrity (high) and availability (low) but not confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass security features remotely without privileges, potentially compromising the integrity of the affected system or data. Availability impact is low, and confidentiality is not affected. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users of Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension version 0.27.0 should apply the update provided by Microsoft as detailed in their advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65675.
CVE-2026-65675: Security Feature Bypass in Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension
Description
No cwe for this issue in Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.1high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension version 0.27.0 enables an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature remotely. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.1, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, but requiring user interaction. The impact affects integrity (high) and availability (low) but not confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass security features remotely without privileges, potentially compromising the integrity of the affected system or data. Availability impact is low, and confidentiality is not affected. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users of Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension version 0.27.0 should apply the update provided by Microsoft as detailed in their advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65675.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T18:16:01.898Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65675","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a7b582ebf8831d5391563bb
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 17:13:18 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 19:59:02 UTC
Last updated: 08/12/2026, 00:21:02 UTC
Views: 3
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