CVE-2026-50520: Microsoft Visual Studio Code

High severity, CVSS 8.4. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: from 1.0.0, before 1.128.1 (fixed in 1.128.1)

Published 2026-07-14. Last modified 2026-07-16.