CVE-2026-47287: CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Relative path traversal in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-47287) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code involves relative path traversal (CWE-23), which enables an attacker without privileges to manipulate files or resources over a network by exploiting improper validation of relative paths. The vulnerability affects Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue as detailed in their security advisory.
Potential Impact
An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to tamper with files or resources remotely, potentially modifying data or configurations without authorization. The CVSS vector indicates no confidentiality or availability impact, but a high integrity impact, meaning the attacker can alter data or code integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft security advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47287 for detailed patching instructions.
CVE-2026-47287: CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Description
Relative path traversal in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-47287) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code involves relative path traversal (CWE-23), which enables an attacker without privileges to manipulate files or resources over a network by exploiting improper validation of relative paths. The vulnerability affects Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue as detailed in their security advisory.
Potential Impact
An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to tamper with files or resources remotely, potentially modifying data or configurations without authorization. The CVSS vector indicates no confidentiality or availability impact, but a high integrity impact, meaning the attacker can alter data or code integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft security advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47287 for detailed patching instructions.
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-2026-47287","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284cec8dd33fbd85664fae
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:27:08 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 22:04:06 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 21:26:44 UTC
Views: 85
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