CVE-2026-41610: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-41610) involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, classified as CWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting). It enables an unauthorized attacker with local access to bypass a security feature. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.3 (medium severity), with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and scope changed. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to bypass security features in Visual Studio Code, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. Integrity and availability are not affected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41610 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-41610: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Description
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.3medium
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-41610) involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, classified as CWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting). It enables an unauthorized attacker with local access to bypass a security feature. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.3 (medium severity), with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and scope changed. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to bypass security features in Visual Studio Code, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. Integrity and availability are not affected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41610 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-21T22:14:12.923Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41610","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a03655ecbff5d861008cba6
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 17:37:34 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 21:25:58 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 70
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