Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure via Path Traversal
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Visual Studio Code from 1.0.0 before 1.141.1 contains a path traversal flaw (CWE-22) in which a pathname is not limited to a restricted directory. An authorized attacker can disclose information over a network. The source lists no public exploit and the flaw is not in CISA KEV.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update Visual Studio Code to version 1.141.1 or later. The sources list no fixed version for any other product.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Visual Studio Code (Microsoft) Fixed in 1.141.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102229
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-q627-wj8c-4952
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-102229 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-102229 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q627-wj8c-4952 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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