{"id":"CVE-2026-50520","title":"Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","summary":"Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.","severity":"high","cvss":8.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-77"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Visual Studio Code","affected":["visual_studio_code >= 1.0.0 < 1.128.1"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-07-10T00:00:00+00:00"},"published":"2026-07-14","updated":"2026-09-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-17T22:29:07.961Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50520","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50520","label":"Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00352,"epssPercentile":0.28855,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T17:06:31.929Z","slug":"CVE-2026-50520","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `visual_studio_code >= 1.0.0 < 1.128.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":46,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":46.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}