CVE-2026-81380: Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio
Summary
GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code have a vulnerability where special characters in commands aren't properly filtered, allowing an attacker to inject malicious commands (command injection, where an attacker manipulates input to run unintended commands) and access sensitive information over a network.
Vulnerability Details
5.3(medium)
EPSS: 0.0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
network
high
none
required
September 8, 2026
Classification
Affected Vendors
Related Issues
Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81380
First tracked: September 8, 2026 at 08:08 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%