Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability

published 2026-05-12 5 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also EUVD-2026-29695

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits: 0; none known

Relative path traversal in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

Microsoft Visual Studio Code - Live Preview extension 0.4.19

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41612 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 5 mo ago (2026-05-13)

Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CNA	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Microsoft Visual Studio Code - Live Preview extension

Classification

Weakness

CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

msrc.microsoft.com /update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41612
vendor-advisory, patch

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-41612
NVD CVE-2026-41612

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Summary