HIGH 7.5 Microsoft
CVE-2026-40376
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Jun: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected Products
- Visual Studio Code
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40376
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40376
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 was published on 2026-06-09 via Microsoft. Affected: Visual Studio Code.
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