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Terminal auto replies restriction

High
meganrogge published GHSA-3pwg-f3hj-wp8p Feb 10, 2026

Package

No package listed

Affected versions

< 1.109.1

Patched versions

1.109.1

Description

VS Code Terminal Auto Replies Configuration Cross-Workspace Code Execution

A vulnerability exists in VS Code 1.109 and earlier versions where terminal.integrated.autoReplies can cause commands to be repeatedly auto-executed in previously trusted folders, and the behavior persists across folders until a completely new window is opened.

Patches

The fix is available with VS Code 1.109.1. It marks terminal.integrated.autoReplies as restricted: true, which prevents this behavior from happening.

Workarounds

Do not reuse the window to open folders with automatic tasks. Instead, open a new window.

References

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE ID

CVE-2026-21523

Weaknesses

No CWEs