CVE-2026-102233
Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-102233- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-99038
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-99038- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2gvj-3p9q-6fgm
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security...
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
GHSA-2gvj-3p9q-6fgm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-102233- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-102233 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.