CVE-2026-81377 PUBLISHED

Visual Studio Code Tampering Vulnerability

Assigner: microsoft
Reserved: 26.08.2026 Published: 08.09.2026 Updated: 08.09.2026

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor Microsoft
Product Visual Studio Code
Versions
  • affected from 1.0.0 to 1.136.2 (excl.)

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