CVE-2026-69278CWE-693CWE-863broken-access-control

CVE-2026-69278

High · published August 11, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
24.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Incorrect authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00324 · 24.2th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure; CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2026-08-11T21:19Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
microsoft/visual_studio_code< 1.132.11.132.1
References (1)
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69278 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 AUG 17:05Z
    Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
    cvelistv5