Microsoft GitHub Copilot Plugin for JetBrains IDEs command injection

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Microsoft GitHub Copilot Plugin for JetBrains IDEs. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to command injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-64671. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft GitHub Copilot Plugin for JetBrains IDEs (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

The weakness was shared 12/09/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-64671. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/16/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 278337 (GitHub Copilot for JetBrains < 1.5.60 Remote Code Execution (December 2025)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (278337) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-202206). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Bug Tracking Software

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• Microsoft

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• GitHub Copilot Plugin for JetBrains IDEs

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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