CVE-2025-53773Public exploit

Code execution via Copilot auto-approval setting

Published Aug 12, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Command injection in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 before 17.14.12 allows attackers to execute code through Copilot. Copilot follows instructions embedded in repository content to set chat.tools.autoApprove to true, suppressing approval before it invokes attacker-selected commands. A user must open the crafted repository and ask Copilot to process its content; successful execution runs with the user's local privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability2.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 before 17.14.12 allows attackers to execute code through Copilot. Copilot follows instructions embedded in repository content to set chat.tools.autoApprove to true, suppressing approval before it invokes attacker-selected commands. A user must open the crafted repository and ask Copilot to process its content; successful execution runs with the user's local privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-53773
Published
Aug 12, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14
Classifications
CWE-77, T1204.002, T1059.003
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=17.14.0 <17.14.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14version=17.14.0 <17.14.12

Published CVSS scores

7.8MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File
T1059.003Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell

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