CVE-2026-47281: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-47281 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0. It enables an attacker without prior privileges to elevate their permissions remotely, impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, indicating critical severity. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability, as detailed in their security advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthorized attacker to gain elevated privileges remotely, resulting in complete compromise of the affected Visual Studio Code instance. This includes full control over data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47281 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-47281: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Description
Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-47281 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0. It enables an attacker without prior privileges to elevate their permissions remotely, impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, indicating critical severity. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability, as detailed in their security advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthorized attacker to gain elevated privileges remotely, resulting in complete compromise of the affected Visual Studio Code instance. This includes full control over data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47281 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-18T23:53:33.896Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47281","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284cec8dd33fbd85664fa8
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:27:08 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 22:03:47 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:30:14 UTC
Views: 143
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