---
id: CVE-2026-48569
title: Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
summary: >-
  Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized
  attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-20
  - CWE-23
vendor: Microsoft
product: Visual Studio Code
affected:
  - visual_studio_code >= 1.0.0 < 1.123.2
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-06-09T17:50:13.759971Z'
published: '2026-06-09'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T13:44:47.482Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48569'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48569'
    label: Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0035
epssPercentile: 0.28773
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T14:44:21.384Z'
---

## Overview

Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

## Affected

- `visual_studio_code >= 1.0.0 < 1.123.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.