CVE-2026-45496 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Visual Studio Code

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45496

History

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Title		Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft visual Studio Code
Weaknesses		CWE-22
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-2026-45496
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-07-14T17:04:39.667Z

Updated: 2026-07-17T21:28:32.700Z

Reserved: 2026-05-12T16:07:22.618Z

Link: CVE-2026-45496

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-16T15:15:31.263Z

NVD

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Redhat

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