CVE-2025-8217 Inert Malicious script injected into Amazon Q Developer Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Extension
Attackers could inject malicious code into the Amazon Q Developer VS Code extension, though execution was blocked by a syntax error.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8217?
CVE-2025-8217 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Amazon Q Developer VS Code Extension, published on 30 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Amazon Q Developer Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension v1.84.0 contains inert, injected code designed to call the Q Developer CLI. The code executes when the extension is launched within the VS Code environment; however the injected code contains a syntax error which prevents it from making a successful API call to the Q Developer CLI.
To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version v1.85.0. All installations of v1.84.0 should be removed from use.
Weakness: CWE-506
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8217?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2025-8217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7g7f-ff96-5gcw.