CVE-2026-102232

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Incorrect Authorization Bypass in Visual Studio Code

Publication date: 2026-10-13

Last updated on: 2026-10-13

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Incorrect authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-10-13

Last Modified

2026-10-13

Generated

2026-10-19

AI Q&A

2026-10-14

EPSS Evaluated

2026-10-18

NVD

CVE-2026-102232

EUVD

EUVD-2026-99037

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
Microsoft	Visual	Studio Code 1.0.0

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-863	The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a security feature bypass in Visual Studio Code. It allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally due to incorrect authorization mechanisms.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to bypass security controls on your system, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data or performing actions they should not be able to.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows unauthorized local bypass of security features in Visual Studio Code, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data. This may impact compliance with GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health data privacy) by increasing the risk of data breaches or unauthorized exposure of protected information.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest security update from Microsoft for Visual Studio Code to address the incorrect authorization issue.

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