CVE-2026-78461

7.4 highEPSS 1.0%

High (7.4) in microsoft visual studio code. EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.4 high

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

EPSS: 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 63% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-22
Published: 2026-09-08
Modified: 2026-09-11
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:visual_studio_code

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78461

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