CVE-2025-62449
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidencePath traversal vulnerability in Visual Studio Code Copilot Chat Extension allows a local authorized attacker to escape restricted directories and access files outside the intended sandbox by manipulating file path inputs using '..' sequences or absolute paths.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 0.32.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Copilot Chat extension is installedOpen VS Code, go to Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X), search for 'GitHub Copilot Chat' and check if it appears in the installed extensions listAffected if The extension appears in the installed list
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Determine installed Copilot Chat versionIn VS Code Extensions view, click on the GitHub Copilot Chat extension to open its details panel, then record the version number displayed under the extension nameAffected if Version number is visible and less than 0.32.0
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Confirm VS Code versionRun 'code --version' in terminal or check Help > About in VS Code to identify the VS Code versionAffected if VS Code is running any version with the vulnerable Copilot Chat extension installed
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Check extension enablement statusIn VS Code, go to Extensions view, find GitHub Copilot Chat, and verify if it shows 'Enabled' or is currently active in the sessionAffected if Extension is enabled and running
User is affected if GitHub Copilot Chat extension is installed with a version lower than 0.32.0 and the extension is enabled in VS Code.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped0.32.0
Update VS Code Copilot Chat Extension to the latest version when a patch is released; alternatively, disable the extension until patched. Apply principle of least privilege for local user accounts as a defense-in-depth measure.
GitHub Copilot Chat version 0.32.0 or later
- Open Visual Studio Code
- Navigate to the Extensions view (click the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar or press Ctrl+Shift+X)
- Search for 'GitHub Copilot Chat' in the extension search bar
- Locate the GitHub Copilot Chat extension in the search results
- Check the current version - if it shows a version lower than 0.32.0, click the 'Update' button
- After the update completes, restart Visual Studio Code to apply the changes
- Verify the extension is now running version 0.32.0 or later by checking the extension details
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA8.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-62449 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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