{"id":"CVE-2026-40376","title":"Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-20"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Visual Studio Code","affected":["visual_studio_code >= 1.0.0 < 1.123.2"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-06-10T03:56:52.300828Z"},"published":"2026-06-09","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T13:44:18.551Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40376","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40376","label":"Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00671,"epssPercentile":0.50619,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T14:44:21.403Z","slug":"CVE-2026-40376","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `visual_studio_code >= 1.0.0 < 1.123.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}