{"id":"CVE-2026-81377","title":"Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.","summary":"Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"microsoft","product":"visual_studio_code","affected":["visual_studio_code < 1.136.2"],"patched":["visual_studio_code 1.136.2"],"published":"2026-09-08","updated":"2026-09-11","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-11T21:09:23.980","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81377","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-81377","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-08T18:24:22.325395Z"},"epss":0.00756,"epssPercentile":0.53693,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T19:08:49.631Z","slug":"CVE-2026-81377","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `visual_studio_code < 1.136.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `visual_studio_code 1.136.2`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}