CVE-2026-47281: Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Critical severity, CVSS 9.6. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: from 1.0.0, before 1.123.1 (fixed in 1.123.1)

Published 2026-06-09. Last modified 2026-07-23.