CVE-2025-65717

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Description

An issue in Visual Studio Code Extensions Live Server v5.7.9 allows attackers to exfiltrate files via user interaction with a crafted HTML page.

References

References
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https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/vulnerabilities-vs-code-cursor/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/critical-flaws-found-in-four-vs-code.html

https://securityaffairs.com/188185/security/vs-code-extensions-with-125m-installs-expose-users-to-cyberattacks.html

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flaws-in-popular-vscode-extensions-expose-developers-to-attacks/

https://github.com/natsuki-engr/live-server-evil-crawler

https://www.ox.security/blog/cve-2025-65717-live-server-vscode-vulnerability/

https://github.com/ritwickdey/vscode-live-server/security/advisories/GHSA-9qrh-552f-x896

https://github.com/ritwickdey/vscode-live-server

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-207801

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-02-16

Updated: 2026-05-05

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00627