CVE-2026-102851
Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-102851- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-100323
Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-100323- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pqx5-457c-r54v
Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to bypass a...
Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
GHSA-pqx5-457c-r54v- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-102851- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- 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-2026-102851 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) 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 0.27%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.