CVE-2025-53773
High7.8Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitytitle from the CVE record
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.
- CVSS
- 7.8v3.1
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 3.2%88th pct
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
EPSS trendFIRST daily scores, last 90 days
Daily values
| Score date | EPSS | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | 3.2% | 88.2% |
| 2026-10-25 | 3.2% | 88.2% |
| 2026-10-24 | 3.2% | 88.2% |
| 2026-10-23 | 3.2% | 88.2% |
| 2026-10-22 | 3.2% | 88.2% |
| 2026-10-21 | 3.2% | 88.2% |
| 2026-10-20 | 3.2% | 88.1% |
| 2026-10-19 | 3.2% | 88.1% |
| 2026-10-18 | 3.2% | 88.1% |
| 2026-10-17 | 3.2% | 88.1% |
| 2026-10-16 | 3.2% | 88.1% |
| 2026-10-15 | 3.2% | 88.1% |
| 2026-10-14 | 3.2% | 88.1% |
| 2026-10-13 | 3.2% | 88.0% |
| 2026-10-12 | 3.2% | 88.0% |
| 2026-10-11 | 3.2% | 88.0% |
| 2026-10-10 | 3.2% | 87.9% |
| 2026-10-09 | 3.2% | 87.9% |
| 2026-10-08 | 3.2% | 87.9% |
| 2026-10-07 | 3.2% | 87.9% |
| 2026-10-06 | 3.2% | 87.9% |
| 2026-10-05 | 3.2% | 87.9% |
| 2026-10-04 | 3.2% | 87.9% |
| 2026-10-03 | 3.2% | 87.9% |
| 2026-10-02 | 3.2% | 87.9% |
| 2026-10-01 | 3.2% | 87.9% |
| 2026-09-30 | 3.2% | 87.8% |
| 2026-09-29 | 3.2% | 87.8% |
| 2026-09-27 | 3.2% | 87.8% |
| 2026-09-26 | 3.0% | 86.7% |
| 2026-09-25 | 3.0% | 86.6% |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Why it happened and what stops it
How attackers use it (ATT&CK)
Typical for this kind of weakness across CISA KEV exploits (CTID), not specific to this CVE.
How it's exploited
What the attacker gets
Controls that mitigate it (NIST SP 800-53)
- AC-3Access EnforcementAccess Control · mitigates 8 of these techniques
- AC-6Least PrivilegeAccess Control · mitigates 7 of these techniques
- SI-4System MonitoringSystem and Information Integrity · mitigates 7 of these techniques
- AC-2Account ManagementAccess Control · mitigates 6 of these techniques
- CM-6Configuration SettingsConfiguration Management · mitigates 6 of these techniques
- CA-7Continuous MonitoringSecurity Assessment and Authorization · mitigates 5 of these techniques
Affected products
- microsoft visual studio 2022