What is CVE-2025-62453?

CVE-2025-62453 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2025-11-11.

How severe is CVE-2025-62453?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code

CVE-2025-62453

Improper validation of generative ai output in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Visual Studio Code — versions 1.0.0
Microsoft Visual_studio_code

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

References

secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-62453?: CVE-2025-62453 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2025-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-62453?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.