Nov 2025: Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2025-62449 Published on November 11, 2025
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2025-62449 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-62449
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension:- Version 0.27.0 and below 0.32.5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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