CVE-2026-45496

medium Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.5%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 63% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: July 14, 2026 (54 days ago)
Last Modified: July 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

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.

CWE

CWE-22

Affected Products

microsoft visual studio code

References

🔗 msrc.microsoft.com