CVE-2026-41612
Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Relative path traversal in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information 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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Relative path traversal in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-41612- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-23, CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-29695
Relative path traversal in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-29695- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Relative path traversal in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-41612- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-41612 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Microsoft Live Preview, published May 12, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.