Microsoft Visual Studio Code: Security feature bypass due to missing authorization
Summary
Missing authorization in Microsoft Visual Studio Code allows a local, unauthenticated attacker to bypass a security feature. The specific feature is not described in the sources reviewed. Exploitation requires local access and some user interaction (UI:R), so the flaw is not directly exposed to the internet. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8 (High) with high impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Affected
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code from 1.0.0 before 1.141.1 (per CNA data; to be confirmed on MSRC)
Fixed in
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.141.1 or later (per third-party trackers; to be confirmed on MSRC)
Workaround
Unknown.
Exploitation
- No known exploitation found at the time of research.
- CISA SSVC: Exploitation none, Automatable no, Technical Impact total.
- No public proof of concept found.
Our recommendation
- Identify all endpoints with Visual Studio Code installed, including portable or pinned copies.
- Update to version 1.141.1 or later and verify that auto-update works.
- Prioritise developer workstations, where credentials, keys and source code may be present.
- Confirm on the MSRC advisory that CVE-2026-70098 is not a separate identifier for the same fix before closing the ticket.
Information from Microsoft (Patch Tuesday October 2026)
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- MSRC Security Update Guide: CVE-2026-102233 msrc.microsoft.com
- Vulners NVD record CVE-2026-102233 vulners.com
- Tenable Nessus plugin 366207 www.tenable.com
- CyStack VS Code vulnerability database cystack.net
- Strix CVE-2026-102233 (CVSS and version range) www.strix.ai
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 2 Nov 2026, 05:11.
Original description (NVD)
Missing 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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