CVE-2026-50519 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-50519: Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft

Product GitHub Copilot Chat

Weakness CWE-1188

Published June 19, 2026

Last update July 8, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Initialization of a resource with an insecure default in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 19, 2026 CVE published

July 8, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50519 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1188.html AskarLabs — CWE-1188 write-up Insecure Default Initialization of Resource

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2026-50519

CWE CWE-1188

CVSS 6.5 / MEDIUM

Affected versions