CVE-2026-41613
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Session fixation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Session fixation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-41613- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-384, CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-29696
Session fixation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-29696- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Session fixation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-41613- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Session fixation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-41613- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-41613 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published May 12, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.