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.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-47287) involves a relative path traversal flaw (CWE-23) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code that enables unauthorized attackers to tamper with resources over a network. The vulnerability affects version 1.0.0 of Visual Studio Code. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue, as detailed in their security advisory.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized tampering with files or resources accessible by Visual Studio Code over the network. The CVSS vector indicates no confidentiality or availability impact but a high integrity impact, meaning attackers can modify data or code without authorization. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the patch provided in the Microsoft security advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47287 to remediate this vulnerability.
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
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-47287) involves a relative path traversal flaw (CWE-23) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code that enables unauthorized attackers to tamper with resources over a network. The vulnerability affects version 1.0.0 of Visual Studio Code. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue, as detailed in their security advisory.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized tampering with files or resources accessible by Visual Studio Code over the network. The CVSS vector indicates no confidentiality or availability impact but a high integrity impact, meaning attackers can modify data or code without authorization. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the patch provided in the Microsoft security advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47287 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-2026-47287","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284cec8dd33fbd85664fae
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 5:27:08 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 9:58:42 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:13:21 AM
Views: 2
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