CVE-2026-50520

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 54% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: July 14, 2026 (54 days ago)
Last Modified: July 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

CWE

CWE-77

Affected Products

microsoft visual studio code

References

🔗 msrc.microsoft.com