CVE-2026-78462: Microsoft Visual Studio Code

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: before 1.136.2 (fixed in 1.136.2)

Published 2026-09-08. Last modified 2026-09-11.