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

Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Published: 2026-06-09 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-47281 is rated Moderate Risk (49.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-47281

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.39% +0.32%
2 2026-06-10 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-47281

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.6 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-47281

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-47281

GHSA-rgv4-j5p6-g338 · Severity: critical — Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-47281

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft visual_studio_code >= 1.0.0, < 1.123.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-47281

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