CVE-2026-50520: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50520) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code involves improper neutralization of special elements used in commands, classified as CWE-77 (Command Injection). It enables an unauthorized attacker to execute arbitrary code locally on the affected system. The vulnerability affects Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code locally with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This can lead to full compromise 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 patch provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50520 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-50520: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.4high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50520) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code involves improper neutralization of special elements used in commands, classified as CWE-77 (Command Injection). It enables an unauthorized attacker to execute arbitrary code locally on the affected system. The vulnerability affects Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code locally with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This can lead to full compromise 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 patch provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50520 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T19:00:41.292Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50520","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f7968715ace43e6b9c6
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:49 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 15:07:42 UTC
Last updated: 08/26/2026, 22:52:11 UTC
Views: 75
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