CVE-2026-48569: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-48569 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code involving improper input validation (CWE-20) and related to path traversal issues (CWE-23). This flaw enables a local unauthorized attacker to bypass security controls, which may lead to a confidentiality breach. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. The vendor has released an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local unauthorized attacker to bypass security features, potentially leading to the compromise of confidential information within Visual Studio Code. There is no indication of impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided patch to affected versions of Visual Studio Code to remediate the issue.
CVE-2026-48569: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Description
Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.1high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-48569 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code involving improper input validation (CWE-20) and related to path traversal issues (CWE-23). This flaw enables a local unauthorized attacker to bypass security controls, which may lead to a confidentiality breach. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. The vendor has released an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local unauthorized attacker to bypass security features, potentially leading to the compromise of confidential information within Visual Studio Code. There is no indication of impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided patch to affected versions of Visual Studio Code to remediate the issue.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Microsoft Security Response Center
- Advisory Id
- msrc_CVE-2026-48569
- Cve Count
- 1
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
Threat ID: 6a29d5c30e53e738839c27fd
Added to database: 06/10/2026, 21:23:15 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 12:54:32 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:16:30 UTC
Views: 372
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