Command injection in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2026-50520
Published: July 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138171
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-50520
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in Visual Studio Code when executing commands with improper neutralization of special elements. A local attacker can inject crafted command elements to execute arbitrary code.
Exploitation requires code to be executed from the local machine.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-50520
Install security update from vendor's website.