🛡️ CVE-2026-45496 — visual-studio-code

🟡 CVSS 5.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-22 NVD
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Description

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

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-45496 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.

Affected software

CVE-2026-45496 is recorded against 1 package.

  • visual-studio-code (fixed in 1.128.1)

Timeline and source

Published on 14 July 2026 and last revised on 16 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

msrc.microsoft.com

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE CWE-22
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2026-07-14
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-07-16
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
visual-studio-code — 1.128.1

References

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