Improper output encoding in Visual Studio Code allows remote code execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Improper encoding or escaping of output in Visual Studio Code from 1.0.0 before 1.141.1 lets an unauthorized attacker execute code over a network. The attack needs user interaction, as the CVSS vector marks it as requiring a user to act, and CWE-116 covers the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Improper encoding or escaping of output in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Update Microsoft Visual Studio Code to version 1.141.1 or later. The sources list no fixed version for Visual Studio Code other than 1.141.1.
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-2026-102235
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-59jm-fvhc-v335
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-102235 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-102235 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-59jm-fvhc-v335 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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