CVE-2026-81379CWE-636

CVE-2026-81379

High · published September 8, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.2
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Not failing securely ('failing open') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00541 · 44.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-636 · Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open')
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-2026-81379 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 SEP 03:18Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 08 SEP 17:13Z
    Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
    cvelistv5