Path traversal in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2026-81377
Published: September 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU148272
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-81377
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to tamper with files.
The vulnerability exists due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (path traversal) in Visual Studio Code when handling user-controlled pathnames. A remote attacker can use path traversal to access files outside a restricted directory to tamper with files.
User interaction is required.
Affected software
Visual Studio Code
How to mitigate CVE-2026-81377
Install security update from vendor's website.
Visual Studio Code - update to 1.136.2