Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

published 2026-06-09 5 mo ago modified 2026-09-24 45 d ago also EUVD-2026-35573

cvss: 9.6; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits: 0; none known

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

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.123.2

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47281 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 5 mo ago (2026-06-10)

Exploit prediction

0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CNA	3.1	9.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Classification

Weakness

CWE-862 Missing Authorization
CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

msrc.microsoft.com /update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47281
vendor-advisory, patch

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-47281
NVD CVE-2026-47281

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Summary