CVE-2026-41612: CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal in Microsoft Visual Studio Code - Live Preview extension
Relative path traversal in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-41612 is a relative path traversal vulnerability in the Microsoft Visual Studio Code Live Preview extension version 0.4.0. This vulnerability enables an attacker without privileges to disclose local information by exploiting improper handling of relative file paths. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5, indicating medium severity. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security advisory.
Potential Impact
An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive local information on the affected system without requiring privileges. The integrity and availability of the system are not impacted. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fix provided by Microsoft for the Visual Studio Code Live Preview extension to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft security advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41612 for patch details and update instructions.
CVE-2026-41612: CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal in Microsoft Visual Studio Code - Live Preview extension
Description
Relative path traversal in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-41612 is a relative path traversal vulnerability in the Microsoft Visual Studio Code Live Preview extension version 0.4.0. This vulnerability enables an attacker without privileges to disclose local information by exploiting improper handling of relative file paths. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5, indicating medium severity. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security advisory.
Potential Impact
An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive local information on the affected system without requiring privileges. The integrity and availability of the system are not impacted. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fix provided by Microsoft for the Visual Studio Code Live Preview extension to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft security advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41612 for patch details and update instructions.
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-2026-41612","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a036562cbff5d861008cc4e
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 17:37:38 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 21:26:07 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 88
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