CVE-2026-45496

mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileDEEUNLUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.47% (41st) EPSS

CVSS 5.5 · medium

Is it mine?

44 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · msrc_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

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

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedVisual Studio Codemsrc_csaf
1.128.1:Security Update:https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_128
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_128

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-22USCWE-22USCWE-22US

affected products (44)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fedora Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:-
Microsoft .NET 10.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net:10.0
Microsoft .NET 8.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net:8.0
Microsoft .NET 9.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net:9.0
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.7.2
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.8
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.8.1
Microsoft Visual Studio Codeall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:-
Oracle Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:oracle:linux:-
RESF Rocky Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:resf:rocky_linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutionsall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.4_update_services_for_sap_solutions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Supportall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.6_extended_update_support
Ubuntu Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022≤ version 17.14cert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022≤ version 17.12cert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2026≤ version 18.7cert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio Code1.0.0 → 1.128.1enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Visual Studio Codeall versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2026-0235Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft Developer ToolsNL2026-07-14csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Microsoft heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Developer Tools als .NET en Visual Studio.
WID-SEC-W-2026-2324Microsoft DeveloperTools: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, .NET Framework, Microsoft .NET, Visual Studio 2022 und Visual Studio 2026 ausnutzen, um erweiterte Berechtigungen, einschließlich Administratorrechte, zu erlangen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen oder Spoofing-Angriffe durchzuführen.
msrc_CVE-2026-45496Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability2026-07-14csaf · msrc_csafUS
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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund msrc_csaf ncsc_nl NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-07-14modified 2026-10-24

references (3)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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