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High 8.2Published Aug 11, 2026
CVE-2026-69306Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
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Not failing securely ('failing open') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
- CVSS
- 8.2 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-636
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Microsoft Visual Studio Code microsoft:visual_studio_code (from the name) | from 1.0.0 before 1.132.1 | CNA record |
microsoft visual_studio_code microsoft:visual_studio_code | before 1.132.1 | NVD |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69306vendor-advisory, patch
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