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Description

Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-05-18 | Published 2026-06-09 | Updated 2026-06-10 | Assigner microsoft




CRITICAL: 9.6CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Problem types

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Product status

1.0.0 (custom) before 1.123.1
affected

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47281 (Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability) vendor-advisory patch

cve.org (CVE-2026-47281)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-47281)

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