CVE-2026-78462

⚠️ high

Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

CVSS Score

8.8

High

EPSS Score

0.5

Exploit Probability

Published Date

2026-09-08

First Seen: 2026-09-09

This CVE is High Risk - more severe than 80.8% of all 360,729 vulnerabilities in our database.

#69,284

Top 25% most severe

Severity Percentile

🔍 Exploitation Status

None

No known exploits

⚙️ Automatable

Requires human interaction

💥 Technical Impact

Total

Complete system compromise possible

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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE IDs (Weakness Types)

CWE-639

📦 Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Status	Affected Versions
microsoft	visual_studio_code	Affected	< 1.136.2

Patch Vendor Advisory

CVE ID	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Summary	Published
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
CVE-2026-78461	⚠️ high	7.4	1.0	Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthori...	2026-09-08
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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