CVE-2025-62449

Published: Nov 11, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

6.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Exploitability: 1.3 / Impact: 5.5

Source: secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Microsoft: Github Copilot Chat

Microsoft

1 product

Github Copilot Chat

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Github Copilot Chat	Before 0.32.0

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product 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 product 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.

References (1)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-62449

Source: secure@microsoft.com

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