CVE-2026-78462 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00515.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Visual Studio Code Subscribe

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78462

History

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
Title		Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft visual Studio Code
Weaknesses		CWE-639
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft visual Studio Code
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78462
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-09-08T17:18:29.437Z

Updated: 2026-09-09T21:35:28.284Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T16:21:50.287Z

Link: CVE-2026-78462

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T09:53:29.942Z

NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-09-08T18:20:44.670

Modified: 2026-09-09T10:21:38.890

Link: CVE-2026-78462

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T03:15:05Z

Weaknesses

CWE-639

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