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CVE-2026-70335

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.

CVSS 7.8 · HighBuzz score 25.6

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 25.6

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 9.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
16.1
4 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
9.5
4 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
4
within the 30d window
Peak daily
4
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
4 source links · newest first
  • Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2026 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilitiesCisco Talos

    arked as "critical." Microsoft notes that 1 of the vulnerabilities disclosed this month have been exploited in the wild CVE-2026-68820 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock. A Use After Free vulnerability could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. This vulnerability has

    vendorblog.talosintelligence.comAug 11, 2026, 10:21 PM
  • Patch Tuesday - August 2026Rapid7

    ktop browser security patches so far this month. SharePoint: critical RCE chain by Rapid7 Today sees the publication of CVE-2026-63520 , a high-severity remote code execution in Microsoft SharePoint. Discovered by Rapid7 Senior Principal Security Researcher Stephen Fewer , and published today in coordination with Microsoft; this vulnerability is the se

    vendorwww.rapid7.comAug 11, 2026, 9:10 PM
  • The August 2026 Security Update ReviewZero Day Initiative

    g actively exploited, at least as 0-days. Again, we’ll start with the bug under active attack and move on from there. - CVE-2026-68820 - Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This bug allows attackers to execute code at SYSTEM level. Bugs of this type are often paired with code execution bugs to take over a

    vendorwww.thezdi.comAug 11, 2026, 5:56 PM
  • CVE-2026-70335 GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityMicrosoft MSRC

    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.

    vendormsrc.microsoft.comAug 11, 2026, 2:00 PM

Exploit code

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