CVE-2026-47281
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Missing authorization 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
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-47281- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-862, CWE-306, CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-35573
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-35573- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rgv4-j5p6-g338
Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate...
Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
GHSA-rgv4-j5p6-g338- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-47281- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306, CWE-798, CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-47281- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2026-47281 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) 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 0.83%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.