CVE-2026-78461

⚠️ high

Summary

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.

CVSS Score

7.4

High

EPSS Score

1.0

Exploit Probability

Published Date

2026-09-08

First Seen: 2026-09-09

📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is Moderate Risk - more severe than 55.8% of all 360,729 vulnerabilities in our database.

#159,286

Above average severity

Severity Percentile

🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Sep 9, 2026

🔍 Exploitation Status

None

No known exploits

⚙️ Automatable

Requires human interaction

💥 Technical Impact

Partial

Limited system impact

SSVC data provided by CISA

Last Modified 2026-09-11

Source NVD 🔗

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

CWE IDs (Weakness Types)

CWE-22

📦 Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Status	Affected Versions
microsoft	visual_studio_code	Affected	< 1.136.2

🔗 References 1

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerabilit...

Patch Vendor Advisory

🔗 Related CVEs 6

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CVE-2026-70334	⚠️ high	7.8	0.4	Incomplete list of disallowed inputs in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature ...	2026-09-08
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CVE-2026-81356	⚠️ high	8.2	0.3	Inconsistent interpretation of http requests ('http request/response smuggling') in Visual Studio Code allows an unautho...	2026-09-08
CVE-2026-81357	⚠️ high	8.2	0.3	Server-side request forgery (ssrf) in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature ov...	2026-09-08
CVE-2026-81376	⛔ critical	9.6	0.7	Incomplete comparison with missing factors in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security fe...	2026-09-08
CVE-2026-81377	🔶 medium	6.5	0.8	Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthori...	2026-09-08

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