CRITICAL 9.6 Microsoft
CVE-2026-47281
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-2026-47281
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47281
This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.6 was published on 2026-06-09 via Microsoft. Affected: Visual Studio Code.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-06-09 · 100 days ago
Remediation Resources
Official Advisory
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47281NVD / MITRE
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47281Related Vulnerabilities
| CVE | Title | Severity | CVSS |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-81376 | Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability | CRITICAL | 9.6 |
| CVE-2026-78462 | Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability | HIGH | 8.8 |
| CVE-2025-55319 | Agentic AI and Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | HIGH | 8.8 |
| CVE-2026-59113 | Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | HIGH | 8.8 |
| CVE-2026-69320 | Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | HIGH | 8.8 |
| CVE-2026-70336 | Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | HIGH | 8.8 |
vulnfeed aggregates 14357 vulnerabilities from NVD, CISA KEV,
Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, Kubernetes, Exploit-DB, OSS-Security, GitHub and OpenStack — updated every 4 hours.