Initialization of a resource with an insecure default in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Date: 2026-06
Affected: microsoft/visual_studio_code
Attack vector: path-traversal
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: High
CVE: CVE-2026-45482
CVE-2026-50519
CWE: CWE-1188
CWE-22
CVSS: 8.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Initialization of a resource with an insecure default in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.


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