Microsoft Visual Studio Code: Security feature bypass due to incorrect authorization
Summary
Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Visual Studio Code allows a local attacker to bypass a security feature. The attack requires high attack complexity, user interaction and no privileges. The CVSS vector rates the impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability as high (base score 7.0).
Affected
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.0.0 up to but not including 1.141.1 (per CNA record)
Fixed in
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.141.1 or later (according to secondary sources; confirm against the MSRC advisory)
Workaround
Unknown. No vendor-documented workaround found; updating is the recommended measure.
Exploitation
- No known exploitation; not listed in CISA KEV according to a third-party aggregator.
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none, not automatable.
- No public proof of concept found.
Our recommendation
- Update Visual Studio Code to 1.141.1 or later on all workstations where it is installed.
- Confirm the fixed version and any workaround in the MSRC advisory.
- Prioritise developer workstations, including those using AI coding assistants.
- Re-check NVD and CISA KEV for changes.
Information from Microsoft (Patch Tuesday October 2026)
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Microsoft Security Update Guide (MSRC) msrc.microsoft.com
- Strix CVE record CVE-2026-102232 www.strix.ai
- VulDB entry 418074 vuldb.com
- Vulners CVE record CVE-2026-102232 vulners.com
- CyStack vulnerability database: Visual Studio Code cystack.net
- Tenable Nessus plugin 366207 www.tenable.com
- Windowsforum article on CVE-2026-102232 (secondary) windowsforum.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 4 Nov 2026, 09:51.
Original description (NVD)
Incorrect authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
NVD references (1)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
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