Vulnerability · Published May 12, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2026-41612Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in Visual Studio Code - Live Preview extension from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Relative path traversal in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Visual Studio Code - Live Preview extension | 0.4.0 – before 0.4.19 |
Weakness: CWE-23, CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References
- Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch