Visual Studio Code: Security feature bypass due to incorrect authorization
Summary
A security feature bypass in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, caused by incorrect authorization (CWE-863), affects versions from 1.0.0 before 1.145.3. An unauthorized attacker on the network can bypass a security feature, which affects integrity only; confidentiality and availability are not affected according to the CVSS vector. Exploitation requires a user action, and the exact bypassed feature is not disclosed in the sources reviewed.
Affected
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code from 1.0.0 before 1.145.3 (per CVE Record, CNA Microsoft)
Fixed in
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.145.3 or later (per Microsoft release notes)
- Specific fixing commit or issue for this CVE: Unknown.
Workaround
- No workaround or mitigation published for this CVE.
- Enterprises can use managed settings that disallow bypassing the sandbox as general hardening; this is not a confirmed mitigation for this CVE.
Exploitation
- No evidence of exploitation in the wild and no public proof of concept found.
- CISA SSVC: Exploitation none, Automatable no, Technical Impact partial.
- Rapid7 lists exploitation as less likely and publicly disclosed as No.
- Conflicting source: ZDI reports Microsoft rated a VS Code bypass bug as 'Exploitation More Likely' without clearly naming this CVE. Unresolved until Microsoft's record is checked.
Our recommendation
- Update all Visual Studio Code installations, including portable and managed installs, to version 1.145.3 or later.
- Prioritise developer workstations, since VS Code often has access to source code, credentials and terminals.
- Check the MSRC advisory for the authoritative fix mapping and exploitability rating.
Information from Microsoft (Patch Tuesday November 2026)
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Microsoft Security Update Guide: CVE-2026-119982 msrc.microsoft.com
- CVE Record CVE-2026-119982 www.cve.org
- Visual Studio Code 1.145 release notes code.visualstudio.com
- Rapid7 Patch Tuesday November 2026 www.rapid7.com
- Zero Day Initiative November 2026 security update review www.zerodayinitiative.com
- Strix CVE-2026-119982 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 11 Nov 2026, 12:06.
Original description (NVD)
Incorrect authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
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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