CVE-2026-81357: Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Published Sep 8, 2026
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Updated

Server-side request forgery (ssrf) in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Other sources

Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Microsoft

Affected Software

1 affected componentFixes available
Microsoft Visual Studio Code<1.136.2
1.136.2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.136.2

Event History

Sep 8, 2026
CVE Published
via Microsoft·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·02:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·02:00 PM
Description
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:13 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:13 PM
DescriptionSeverity

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What level of attacker access is required to exploit this issue?

The vector is network-based, attack complexity is low, and no privileges are required. However, user interaction is required for exploitation.

2

What impact could successful exploitation have?

The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS score of 8.2. It can bypass a security feature and has high confidentiality impact and low integrity impact; availability impact is listed as none.

3

Is there evidence that this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild?

The provided exploit maturity rating is E:U, indicating exploit code is unproven. The data does not state that active exploitation has been observed.

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