What is CVE-2025-65716?

CVE-2025-65716 is a high-severity vulnerability in Shd101wyy Markdown Preview Enhanced, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2025-65716?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Shd101wyy Markdown Preview Enhanced

CVE-2025-65716

An issue in Visual Studio Code Extensions Markdown Preview Enhanced v0.8.18 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted .Md file.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2026-02-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Shd101wyy Markdown Preview Enhanced

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

github.com/shd101wyy/markdown-preview-enhanced (Product)
www.ox.security/blog/cve-2025-65716-markdown-preview-enhanced-vscode-vulnerabil… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-65716?: CVE-2025-65716 is a high-severity vulnerability in Shd101wyy Markdown Preview Enhanced, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-65716?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.