CVE-2026-57102: CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-57102) in Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0 is classified under CWE-829, which involves inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere. It enables an attacker without privileges to bypass security features remotely, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass security features remotely, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system running Visual Studio Code 1.0.0.
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-2026-57102 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-57102: CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Description
Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-57102) in Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0 is classified under CWE-829, which involves inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere. It enables an attacker without privileges to bypass security features remotely, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass security features remotely, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system running Visual Studio Code 1.0.0.
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-2026-57102 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-23T18:29:51.054Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57102","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a5676bf68715ace43f0b07e
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:51 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 18:33:03 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 02:25:59 UTC
Views: 6
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