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TI-2025-15232 Aliases CVE-2025-21264

Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Priority LOW 33CWE-552Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.

Summary

Files or directories accessible to external parties in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00787 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension (Microsoft): 0.27.2Visual Studio Code (Microsoft): 1.100.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension0.27.0 to before 0.27.20.27.2Patch availableCNA
MicrosoftVisual Studio Code1.0.0 to before 1.100.11.100.1Patch availableCNA
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension VendorMicrosoft Affected 0.27.0 to before 0.27.2 Fixed in 0.27.2 Patch available CNA
  • Visual Studio Code VendorMicrosoft Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.100.1 Fixed in 1.100.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.100.1VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.100.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension (Microsoft) Fixed in 0.27.2
  • Fix · CNA Visual Studio Code (Microsoft) Fixed in 1.100.1

Vendor assessments

Microsoft

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Impact
Security Feature Bypass
Exploited
No
Publicly disclosed
No
Exploitability
Exploitation Less Likely
ProductStatusPlan or fix
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat ExtensionFixed 0.27.2 · Security Update
Visual Studio CodeFixed 1.100.1 · Security Update

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-21264

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2022-19575 Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-12402 Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-13732 Visual Studio Code Spoofing Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
  • TI-2019-00505 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when it process… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-19679 Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-06348 Visual Studio Code Remote Development Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
See all 88 →

Sources

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