Medium severity · published Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-45496
Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
5.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
Visual Studio Code · Microsoft
1.0.0 before 1.128.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45496
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45496
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45496
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