CVE-2026-102234: CWE-807: Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Description
Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.4high
Affected software
Microsoft
Visual Studio Code
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-807, involves Visual Studio Code improperly relying on untrusted inputs when making a security decision. This flaw enables an attacker without privileges to bypass a security feature remotely. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.4, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact, and official remediation is provided by Microsoft.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized attacker can bypass a security feature in Visual Studio Code remotely, potentially leading to disclosure of confidential information. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users should apply the update to Visual Studio Code version 1.141.1 or later to remediate this issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-28T18:28:18.686Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-102234","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6ace881c2cdf04f656a23523
Added to database: 10/13/2026, 19:35:56 UTC
Last enriched: 10/13/2026, 19:48:48 UTC
Last updated: 10/13/2026, 22:50:42 UTC
Views: 7
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