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CVE-2026-121665: Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 35/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.43% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Visual Studio Code 1.145.3.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Visual Studio Code 1.145.3 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Trust boundary violation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Published
Nov 10, 2026
Updated
Nov 12, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 38th percentile

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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · microsoft
8.8
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code

    • 1.0.0 and later · before 1.145.3affected

Same product

microsoft: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-41034Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    51Plan
  • CVE-2022-30129Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    47Plan
  • CVE-2025-55319Agentic AI and Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-121663Nov 10, 2026 · Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
    35Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-121664Nov 10, 2026 · Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    33Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-70094Nov 10, 2026 · Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Visual Studio Code1.145.3 · Release NotesMicrosoft (MSRC)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. Fix recorded+1 d
  3. TodayNov 12, 2026+2 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
low · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
Low

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-501 · Trust Boundary Violation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓
  2. SSVC exploitation— → none
  3. Exploit maturity— → none

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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