High severity · published May 13, 2025
CVE-2025-21264
Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
7.1
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Files or directories accessible to external parties in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MV
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension · Microsoft
0.27.0 before 0.27.2 · source: vendor
VS
Visual Studio Code · Microsoft
1.0.0 before 1.100.1 · source: vendor, NVD
Affected product
MV
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension
Microsoft
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21264
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21264
Vendor Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21264
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