CVE-2026-50520

HIGH

Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50520

Scores

CVSS v3 8.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Details

CWE
CWE-77
Status published
Products (1)
Microsoft/Visual Studio Code 1.0.0 - 1.128.1
Published Jul 14, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 14, 2026