Sunday, 13 September 2026
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CVE-2026-45482: Path traversal in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code

A path traversal flaw (CVE-2026-45482) in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally. Microsoft published an advisory for the issue in its update guide.

Disclosed 9 June 2026 · Record updated 13 September 2026

Impact

Local bypass of a security feature via improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.

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Sources

  1. nvd.nist.govhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45482