CVE-2026-78462CWE-639

CVE-2026-78462

High · published September 8, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
54.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00758 · 54.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Published
2026-09-08T22:20Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
microsoft/visual_studio_code< 1.136.21.136.2
References (1)
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78462 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 SEP 03:18Z
    EPSS moved — → 1%
    epss
  • 08 SEP 17:18Z
    Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
    cvelistv5