CVE-2026-78462

highCVSS 8.8covered by 4 sourcesfirst seen 2026-09-08

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in verschiedenen Microsoft Entwicklerwerkzeugen ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um Sicherheitsmechanismen zu umgehen, sowie Informationen zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.52% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 42% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (4)

high[UPDATE] [hoch] Microsoft Entwicklerwerkzeuge: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Privilegieneskalationcert-bund · 2026-09-10
unknownNCSC-2026-0351 [1.00] [M/H] Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft Developer Toolsncsc-nl · 2026-09-08
highCVE-2026-78462: Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized …nvd · 2026-09-08
highCVE-2026-78462: Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-09-08

External references

NVD record for CVE-2026-78462

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