Path traversal in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2026-47287
Published: June 10, 2026 / Updated: July 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU134265
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4 BT: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-47287
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in Visual Studio Code. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and perform tampering attack.
Affected software
Visual Studio Code
How to mitigate CVE-2026-47287
Install updates from vendor's website.
Visual Studio Code - update to 1.123.2