CVE-2025-21264 json
Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
published 2025-05-13 17 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-14440
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Files or directories accessible to external parties in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Patch / fix
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension 0.27.2
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.100.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 17 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
References
-
msrc.microsoft.com
/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21264
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-21264
- NVD CVE-2025-21264
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