Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Assessment

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Severity
Important
CVSS base score
7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact
Security Feature Bypass
EPSS, next 30 days
0.5%Higher than 39.1% of scored CVEs · FIRST model run 26 Sep 2026 · about EPSS
Exploitability
Exploitation Less Likely
Publicly disclosed
No
Customer action
Required: apply the update
Component
Visual Studio Code
Weakness
CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Issued by
Microsoft
Published
14 Jul 2026 · July 2026
Last revised
14 Jul 2026

Updates that fix it

0 KBs

No KB listed

MSRC lists no downloadable update, which usually means a service-side fix or a release-notes update. Check the MSRC advisory.

Affected products

Developer Tools
1 affected product
  • Visual Studio Code
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