CVE-2026-47281

CRITICAL

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47281

Scores

CVSS v3 9.6
EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 30.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-306 CWE-798 CWE-862
Status published
Products (3)
Microsoft/Visual Studio Code 1.0.0 - 1.123.1
Microsoft/Visual Studio Code 1.0.0 - 1.123.2
microsoft/visual_studio_code 1.0.0 - 1.123.1
Published Jun 09, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 09, 2026