Description
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Published: 2026-06-09
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network, enabling them to perform actions beyond their intended permissions. This flaw is an improper access control weakness that can result in unauthorized access to system resources and potentially compromise the integrity of the host.

Affected Systems

Microsoft Visual Studio Code. No specific version information is disclosed, so the vulnerability could affect any currently deployed installation.

Risk and Exploitability

The issue has a CVSS score of 9.6, indicating critical severity. An EPSS score of <1% suggests a low yet non-zero probability of exploitation, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 17:19 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update to the latest Microsoft Visual Studio Code release that contains the fix for CVE-2026-47281
  • Disable or restrict any remote debugging or extension features component
  • Ensure that only authenticated and authorized users have network access to the machine running Visual Studio Code to prevent unauthorized input

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 17:19 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Title Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio Code
Weaknesses CWE-306
CWE-798
CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio Code
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': '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'}

Subscriptions

Microsoft Visual Studio Code
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-28T22:19:34.476Z

Reserved: 2026-05-18T23:53:33.896Z

Link: CVE-2026-47281

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-10T10:16:22.939Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-09T17:17:33.950

Modified: 2026-06-15T14:14:14.453

Link: CVE-2026-47281

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-31T17:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-306

    Missing Authentication for Critical Function

  • CWE-798

    Use of Hard-coded Credentials

  • CWE-862

    Missing Authorization