CVE-2026-41613: CWE-384: Session Fixation in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Session fixation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-41613) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code involves session fixation (CWE-384), which can be exploited by an attacker to elevate privileges remotely without prior authorization. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this session fixation vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges over the network, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system running Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the vendor-provided patch as detailed in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41613 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-41613: CWE-384: Session Fixation in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Description
Session fixation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-41613) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code involves session fixation (CWE-384), which can be exploited by an attacker to elevate privileges remotely without prior authorization. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this session fixation vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges over the network, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system running Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the vendor-provided patch as detailed in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41613 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-21T22:14:12.924Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41613","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a036562cbff5d861008cc51
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 17:37:38 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 21:26:12 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 104
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