CVE-2025-55319 Agentic AI and Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
An attacker can execute arbitrary code remotely via command injection in Agentic AI within Visual Studio Code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-55319?
CVE-2025-55319 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published on 12 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Ai command injection in Agentic AI and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55319?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Visual Studio Code.
How do I fix CVE-2025-55319?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55319 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2025-55319 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55319 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
- CVE-2026-81376 Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-47281 Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-78462 Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-59113 Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-69320 Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gv2h-mcrv-w23w.