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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-41613) involves session fixation in Visual Studio Code 1.0.0, enabling an attacker to hijack or fixate a session to gain elevated privileges remotely. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates it is exploitable over the network without privileges and requires user interaction, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Visual Studio Code environment. This could allow attackers to perform actions with elevated rights remotely.
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-41613) involves session fixation in Visual Studio Code 1.0.0, enabling an attacker to hijack or fixate a session to gain elevated privileges remotely. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates it is exploitable over the network without privileges and requires user interaction, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Visual Studio Code environment. This could allow attackers to perform actions with elevated rights remotely.
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: 5/12/2026, 5:37:38 PM
Last enriched: 5/12/2026, 6:08:58 PM
Last updated: 5/13/2026, 4:48:44 AM
Views: 3
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