CVE detail
CVE-2026-45482
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.
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 8.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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y to respond without out-of-cycle patches. At time of writing, Microsoft has provided mitigation advice and patches for CVE-2026-33825 , CVE-2026-45585 , CVE-2026-45498 , and CVE-2026-41091 , leaving only two elevation of privilege vulnerabilities unpatched, known as MiniPlasma and GreenPlasma. However, a recent blog post by Nightmare Eclipse with the
vendorwww.rapid7.comJun 9, 2026, 9:04 PM- The June 2026 Security Update ReviewZero Day Initiative
loser look at some of the more interesting updates for this month, starting with the bug being exploited in the wild. - CVE-2026-41091 - Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Since Microsoft doesn’t provide info on how widespread exploitation is, we must read some tea leaves. For this patch, several different people were acknowledged,
vendorwww.thezdi.comJun 9, 2026, 6:12 PM - CVE-2026-45482 Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension Security Feature Bypass VulnerabilityMicrosoft MSRC
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.
vendormsrc.microsoft.comJun 9, 2026, 2:00 PM
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