CVE-2026-78462: Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

PriorityP357high8.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.76%

53.7th percentile

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

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
microsoft	visual_studio_code	< 1.136.2	1.136.2
microsoft	visual_studio_code	>= 1.0.0 < 1.136.2	1.136.2

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