High severity · published Sep 8, 2026
CVE-2026-81378
Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
8.2
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Interpretation conflict in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% 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 1.136.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81378
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81378
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-81378
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