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TI-2026-73496 Aliases CVE-2026-70098GHSA-c644-53ww-gqgc

Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows remote code execution

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code, from version 1.0.0 before 1.141.1, lets an unauthorized attacker execute code over a network. The flaw is tracked as CWE-862. Exploitation requires user interaction, as the CVSS vector sets UI:R.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00584 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Visual Studio Code (Microsoft): 1.141.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftVisual Studio Code1.0.0 to before 1.141.11.141.1Patch availableCNA
  • Visual Studio Code VendorMicrosoft Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.141.1 Fixed in 1.141.1 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Microsoft

Remediation

Update Microsoft Visual Studio Code to version 1.141.1 or later.

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

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-70098
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-c644-53ww-gqgc
  3. 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-10-14 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-42212 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-37256 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-26194 Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-16982 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-36863 Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-33671 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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