Description
GitHub Copilot CLI brings AI-powered coding assistance directly to your command line. Prior to 1.0.43, a security vulnerability has been identified in GitHub Copilot CLI where a malicious bare git repository nested inside a project directory can achieve arbitrary code execution when the agent performs git operations. By exploiting git's automatic bare repository discovery during directory traversal, an attacker can set core.fsmonitor or other executable config keys to run arbitrary commands without user awareness or approval. The vulnerability arises because git's core.fsmonitor config key (and 15+ similar keys such as core.hookspath, diff.external, merge.tool, etc.) can specify arbitrary shell commands that git will execute as part of normal operations like status, diff, or rev-parse. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.43.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| github | copilot-cli | < 1.0.43 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | rstudio | 2026.05.0_p218-r2 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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grassplatypus/cve-2026-45033-class ★ 0 · Aug 4, 2026
CVE-2026-45033 PoC for Claude Code, not Github Copilot. Worked for Haiku 4.5.
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @github/copilot | < 1.0.43 | 1.0.43 | GHSA-9ccr-r5hg-74gf |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-1521 Microsoft GitHub Copilot: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 14, 2026