Vulnerability · Published May 12, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2026-41613Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity session fixation in Visual Studio Code 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 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Session fixation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Visual Studio Code | 1.0.0 – before 1.119.1 |
Weakness: CWE-384, CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References
- Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch