CVE-2025-53773: GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.
Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.
What it is
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.
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by microsoft, published 2025-08-12).
Weakness: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command (‘Command Injection’)
How it can be exploited
Exploitable with local access with low attack complexity needing no privileges and a user must take an action. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA has no evidence of exploitation. Automatable: no. Technical impact: total.
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Also known as: BDU:2025-10171, CNNVD-202508-1107, CNVD-2025-18472, EUVD-2025-24366, GHSA-3m2x-p87c-pwv6
VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:GATORSHADOW
Exploit Observer links 1 piece of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.
Exploit code and modules (1)
Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.
- Code repository: https://github.com/b1ack4sh/blackash-cve-2025-53773
Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (6)
Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2025-24366
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3m2x-p87c-pwv6
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53773
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53773
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnnvd.org.cn/home/globalSearch?keyword=CNNVD-202508-1107
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2025-18472
44 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.
VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.032
some chance of attack soon - VEDAS
- 0.961
strong exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Detection rule
- None yet
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 | from 17.14.0 before 17.14.12 | Not stated |
Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.
Exploit Observer also maps it to: microsoft visual_studio_2022, microsoft_corp microsoft_visual_studio_2022.
How to fix it
Fixed versions stated in the CVE record: 17.14.12.
Vendor guidance:
- GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, patch)
How to detect it
There is no open VEDAS detection rule for this bug yet. It is listed on the detection gaps page if CISA has confirmed attacks.
Advisories on this CVE
References
Vendor advisories and patches
- GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, patch)
Other references
- https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/github-copilot-remote-code-execution-via-prompt-injection/
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44883108
Other databases
Where this comes from
This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.