Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

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Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Description Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized 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-266
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio Code
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-13T22:25:02.811Z

Reserved: 2026-09-29T17:27:07.498Z

Link: CVE-2026-102851

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-13T19:17:49.427

Modified: 2026-10-13T22:17:21.990

Link: CVE-2026-102851

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Updated: 2026-10-13T23:30:18Z

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