CVE-2026-48569
Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Improper input validation 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
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-48569- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-35586
Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-35586- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3jqf-9c2w-8c5m
Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a...
Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
GHSA-3jqf-9c2w-8c5m- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-48569- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-48569- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-48569 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published June 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.