CVE-2025-53773

7.8 highEPSS 3.2%

High (7.8) in microsoft visual studio 2022. EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 88% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-77
Published: 2025-08-12
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:visual_studio_2022

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53773
https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/github-copilot-remote-code-execution-via-prompt-injection/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44883108

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