Command injection in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2026-121662
Published: November 11, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU165434
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-121662
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user.
The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of special elements used in a command in Visual Studio Code when opening a specially crafted workspace. A remote attacker can convince a user to open such a workspace to bypass Workspace Trust protections and execute attacker-controlled code in the user's context.
The user does not need to grant trust to the workspace for exploitation to succeed.
Affected software
Visual Studio Code
How to mitigate CVE-2026-121662
Install security update from vendor's website.
Visual Studio Code - update to 1.145.3