HIGH 7.4 NVD

CVE-2026-78461

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security featur

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Affected Products

microsoft/visual_studio_code

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78461

Published: 2026-09-08 · Source: NVD · Feed updated: 2026-09-12

This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.4 was published on 2026-09-08 via NVD. Affected: microsoft/visual_studio_code.

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