Command Injection in VSCode Spring CLI Extension
CVE-2026-22718 Published on January 14, 2026

Command injection vulnerability
The VSCode extension for Spring CLI are vulnerable to command injection, resulting in command execution on the users machine.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-22718 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Type

What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2026-22718 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-22718

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Affected Versions

Spring CLI VSCode Extension Version 0.9.0 and older is affected by CVE-2026-22718

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
10.01%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.