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CVE-2026-47281: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

criticalCVSS 9.6CVE-2026-47281
Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: Visual Studio CodePrivilege escalation
What
Improper input validation allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Who is affected
Deployments of Visual Studio Code.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to the high severity and potential for privilege escalation.
Action
Update to the latest version of Visual Studio Code.

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Details

Source
Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity
critical — CVSS 9.6
Published
2026-06-09
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47281

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2026-47281coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Visual Studio Code

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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