PT-2026-47869 · Microsoft · Visual Studio Code

Published 2026-06-09 · Updated 2026-06-09 · CVE-2026-40376

Mitre

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

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

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-40376

Affected Products

Visual Studio Code

References · 2

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40376 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40376 · Security Note