Traces / TR-2026-003
agent was the target · researcher disclosure · unreviewed
CamoLeak: a hidden pull-request comment makes GitHub Copilot Chat leak private source
An invisible comment in a pull request instructs Copilot Chat to encode private repository content as a sequence of image requests through GitHub's Camo image proxy, exfiltrating source and secrets the victim can access. CVSS 9.6. GitHub disabled image rendering in Copilot Chat.
Timeline
2025-10-08 Legit Security publishes CamoLeak; GitHub has mitigated by disabling image rendering in Copilot Chat · Legit Security T2
What defenders can take from it
- Hidden content in collaboration artifacts (PR comments, issues) is agent input; render-and-fetch features become covert channels.
- A first-party image proxy is still an exfiltration path when an agent controls the URL.
The maintainer's reading of the public reports, not advice specific to your deployment.
Sources · 1
- CamoLeak: critical GitHub Copilot vulnerability leaks private source code — Legit Security, 2025-10-08
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