{"id":"CVE-2026-54981","title":"Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Visual Studio Code - Python extension allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.","summary":"Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Visual Studio Code - Python extension allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-693","CWE-829"],"vendor":"microsoft","product":"python","affected":["python"],"published":"2026-08-11","updated":"2026-08-22","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54981","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54981","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00393,"epssPercentile":0.33304,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-22T13:32:35.902Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-08-10T00:00:00+00:00"},"slug":"CVE-2026-54981","body":"## Overview\n\nInclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Visual Studio Code - Python extension allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `python`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}