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CVE-2026-81380
Microsoft Visual Studio Code — GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N H N N U H N N 5.9 .0062 47.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Visual Studio Code 1.0.0 – —
TIMELINE
Aug 26 Reserved by microsoft
Sep 8 Published (CNA: microsoft)
Sep 23 RESCORED — CVE-2026-81380 (Microsoft Visual Studio Code). CVSS 5.3 → 5.9 (NVD).
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| August 26, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by microsoft |
| September 8, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: microsoft) |
| September 23, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2026-81380 (Microsoft Visual Studio Code). CVSS 5.3 → 5.9 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Microsoft | Visual Studio Code | — | 1.0.0 | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-81380 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Saturday, October 3, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.