{"id":"CVE-2026-47281","title":"Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.6,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-862","CWE-306","CWE-798"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Visual Studio Code","affected":["visual_studio_code >= 1.0.0 < 1.123.2"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-06-10T03:57:01.725468Z"},"published":"2026-06-09","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T13:44:39.427Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47281","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47281","label":"Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00758,"epssPercentile":0.53217,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T14:44:21.388Z","slug":"CVE-2026-47281","body":"## Overview\n\nMissing authorization 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":"midnight","depthScore":53,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":52.8,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}