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CVE-2026-47281: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-09 · updated 2026-09-24
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: from 1.0.0 before 1.123.1 — fixed in 1.123.1
• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: from 1.0.0 before 1.123.2 — fixed in 1.123.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.123.1; Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.123.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47281

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