CVE-2026-70335

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-11. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
39%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

August 20, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 11, 2026
Patch available. Sources: microsoft.
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70335

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-70335(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 89× in last 7d / 129× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 129 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 22:09 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-20 22:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 22:00 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-20 22:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 16:42 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-08-20 16:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-20 15:00 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-08-20 15:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-20 14:11 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-08-20 14:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-20 10:20 UTCVendor advisory
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  14. 2026-08-19 21:33 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-08-19 21:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-19 21:12 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-19 21:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-19 17:41 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-19 17:41 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-08-19 17:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-19 16:49 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-19 16:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-19 15:27 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-19 15:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-19 15:13 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-08-19 15:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 14:29 UTCVendor advisory
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  5. 2026-08-19 11:31 UTCVendor advisory
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  7. 2026-08-18 22:43 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-18 22:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 22:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 17:26 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 17:26 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-18 17:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-08-18 13:38 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-18 13:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-17 16:16 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-17 16:16 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-17 16:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-17 07:41 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-17 07:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-16 18:54 UTCVendor advisory
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  28. 2026-08-16 18:42 UTCVendor advisory
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  30. 2026-08-16 17:32 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-08-16 17:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-16 16:37 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-16 16:37 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-08-16 16:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  37. 2026-08-16 12:23 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-16 12:23 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-08-16 12:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-08-15 23:36 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-15 23:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-15 10:49 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-15 10:49 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-08-15 10:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-14 22:01 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-14 22:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-14 21:17 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-14 21:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  57. 2026-08-14 16:47 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-08-14 16:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-14 16:27 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-14 16:27 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-08-14 16:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-14 12:45 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-08-14 12:45 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-08-14 12:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-14 06:20 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-08-14 06:20 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-08-14 06:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-08-13 17:32 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-08-13 17:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-13 16:24 UTCVendor advisory
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  73. 2026-08-13 07:07 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-08-13 07:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-12 18:14 UTCVendor advisory

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-70335?
CVE-2026-70335 is a high vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. Improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-70335 disclosed?
CVE-2026-70335 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 11, 2026, with the most recent update on August 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-70335 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-70335 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 61.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-70335?
CVE-2026-70335 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-70335?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-70335, 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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