CVE-2026-41109: Microsoft Visual Studio Code

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component ('injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: before 1.119.1 (fixed in 1.119.1)

Published 2026-05-12. Last modified 2026-08-10.