src_cdcffed32aa78fd61f
- Source-provided label
- Not reported
- Evidence class
- mentioned in report
- Confidence
- Not reported
- Observed
- Oct 07, 2026 11:47 UTC
- Retrieved
- Oct 08, 2026 03:43 UTC
Encrypted instructions trick Copilot CLI into spilling developer secrets
GitHub Copilot CLI can be made to read sensitive files from a developer’s machine and send their contents to an attacker from a single web page. Security researchers at Adversa AI said the new attack technique, dubbed Cryptographic Context Injection (CCI), hides malicious instructions inside encrypted content. These instructions are treated as trusted context when Copilot CLI decrypts the content
Reference details
- Source category
- Research & news
- Report title
Encrypted instructions trick Copilot CLI into spilling developer secrets- First reported
- Oct 07, 2026 11:47 UTC
- Last reported
- Oct 07, 2026 11:47 UTC
- Catalog updated
- Oct 08, 2026 03:43 UTC
- Record ID
38ea02f8f027528fbee6f2c9767936f5b0ea8d1e319e37fa67f63cd19decf830
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