CVE-2026-48569 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Visual Studio Code

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.0`	affected	< 1.119.1

No data.

No data.

No data.

Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Visual Studio Code Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48569

History

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Title		Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft visual Studio Code
Weaknesses		CWE-20 CWE-23
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft visual Studio Code
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48569
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.1, 'vector': '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'}`

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-06-09T17:05:53.588Z

Updated: 2026-06-09T17:50:22.946Z

Reserved: 2026-05-21T20:00:35.245Z

Link: CVE-2026-48569

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-09T17:50:17.912Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-09T17:17:45.527

Modified: 2026-06-09T17:17:45.527

Link: CVE-2026-48569

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-48569", "assignerOrgId": "f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "microsoft", "dateReserved": "2026-05-21T20:00:35.245Z", "datePublished": "2026-06-09T17:05:53.588Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-09T17:50:22.946Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability", "datePublic": "2026-06-09T14:00:00.000Z", "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "1.0.0", "versionEndExcluding": "1.119.1"}]}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Microsoft", "product": "Visual Studio Code", "versions": [{"version": "1.0.0", "lessThan": "1.119.1", "versionType": "custom", "status": "affected"}]}], "descriptions": [{"value": "Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.", "lang": "en-US"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "CWE-20: Improper Input Validation", "lang": "en-US", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-20"}, {"description": "CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal", "lang": "en-US", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-23"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8", "shortName": "microsoft", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-09T17:49:30.655Z"}, "references": [{"name": "Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "patch"], "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48569"}], "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [{"lang": "en-US", "value": "GENERAL"}], "cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.1, "vectorString": "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"}}]}, "adp": [{"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2026-06-09T17:50:13.759971Z", "id": "CVE-2026-48569", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-09T17:50:22.946Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-48569", "assignerOrgId": "f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "microsoft", "dateReserved": "2026-05-21T20:00:35.245Z", "datePublished": "2026-06-09T17:05:53.588Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-09T17:50:22.946Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability", "datePublic": "2026-06-09T14:00:00.000Z", "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "1.0.0", "versionEndExcluding": "1.119.1"}]}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Microsoft", "product": "Visual Studio Code", "versions": [{"version": "1.0.0", "lessThan": "1.119.1", "versionType": "custom", "status": "affected"}]}], "descriptions": [{"value": "Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.", "lang": "en-US"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "CWE-20: Improper Input Validation", "lang": "en-US", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-20"}, {"description": "CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal", "lang": "en-US", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-23"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8", "shortName": "microsoft", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-09T17:49:30.655Z"}, "references": [{"name": "Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "patch"], "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48569"}], "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [{"lang": "en-US", "value": "GENERAL"}], "cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.1, "vectorString": "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"}}]}, "adp": [{"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2026-48569", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-06-09T17:50:13.759971Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-09T17:50:17.912Z"}}]}}