CVE-2026-40376

8.1 highEPSS 0.7%

High (8.1) in microsoft visual studio code. EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Severity

8.1 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 52% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2026-06-09
Modified: 2026-07-23
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19