VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2026-41109

high
Published 2026-05-12 · Modified 2026-05-15
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.8

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component ('injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secure@microsoft.com — https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41109

Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
windows microsoftvisual_studio_code{"endExcluding":"1.119.1"}1.119.1

References

CWEs

CWE-74

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.