CVE-2025-65716

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-02-16. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EPSS
46.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 16, 2026

Last Modified

February 25, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 7, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

CVE-2025-65716: Markdown Preview Enhanced Vulnerability

https://www.ox.security/blog/cve-2025-65716-markdown-preview-enhanced-vscode-vulnerability/
generic

GitHub - shd101wyy/markdown-preview-enhanced: One of the 'BEST' markdown preview extensions for Atom editor! · GitHub

https://github.com/shd101wyy/markdown-preview-enhanced

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 45× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-65716?
CVE-2025-65716 is a high vulnerability published on February 16, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2025-65716 disclosed?
CVE-2025-65716 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 16, 2026, with the most recent update on February 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-65716 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-65716 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 46.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-65716?
CVE-2025-65716 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-65716?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-65716, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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