CVE-2026-47281
CriticalCVSS 9.6Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk45th percentile - higher than 45% of all known CVEs
Summary
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to full control over the application or data.
Recommendation
Update Visual Studio Code to the latest version that includes a fix for this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Visual Studio Code
See all- CVE-2026-41613High
A vulnerability in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network using session fixation.
- CVE-2026-41611High
Visual Studio Code has improper neutralization of script-related HTML tags, leading to basic XSS vulnerability. This allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2026-81376Critical
Incomplete comparison with missing factors in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
- CVE-2020-1192High
Remote code execution vulnerability in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads workspace settings from a notebook file. An attacker could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user, potentially taking control of the system if the user has administrative rights.
- CVE-2026-81383High
Use of incorrectly-resolved name or reference in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- CVE-2026-81379High
Not failing securely ('failing open') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
- CVE-2026-81378High
Interpretation conflict in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
- CVE-2026-81377Medium
Path traversal vulnerability in Visual Studio Code. An unauthorized attacker can perform tampering over a network.
- CVE-2026-81357High
Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
- CVE-2026-81356High
Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests ('HTTP request/response smuggling') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
Original NVD description (English source)
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

