What is CVE-2026-45496?

CVE-2026-45496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-07-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-45496?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Microsoft Visual Studio Code

CVE-2026-45496

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Visual Studio Code — versions 1.0.0
Microsoft Visual_studio_code

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (Product, vendor-advisory, patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45496?: CVE-2026-45496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-45496?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.