Path traversal in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2026-48569
Published: June 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU134269
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-48569
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 send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
Visual Studio Code
How to mitigate CVE-2026-48569
Install updates from vendor's website.
Visual Studio Code - update to 1.119.1