CVE-2026-45496

MEDIUM

Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch
Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45496

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
Microsoft/Visual Studio Code 1.0.0 - 1.128.1
Published Jul 14, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 14, 2026