CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-70336

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.82%

55th percentile - higher than 55% of all known CVEs

Summary

A code injection vulnerability in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely execute arbitrary code in the user's context, potentially leading to system compromise or data theft.

Recommendation

Update Visual Studio Code to the latest version containing the security fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS