Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2026-119983
Published: November 11, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU165396
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-119983
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass a security feature and execute arbitrary code on the client system.
The vulnerability exists due to server-side request forgery in Visual Studio Code when processing a malicious server's response. A remote attacker can host a malicious server and convince a user to connect to it from an affected client to bypass a security feature and execute arbitrary code on the client system.
Affected software
Visual Studio Code
How to mitigate CVE-2026-119983
Install security update from vendor's website.
Visual Studio Code - update to 1.145.3