CVE-2026-102233

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Missing Authorization in Visual Studio Code

Publication date: 2026-10-13

Last updated on: 2026-10-16

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Missing 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

2026-10-16

Generated

2026-10-19

AI Q&A

2026-10-14

EPSS Evaluated

2026-10-18

NVD

CVE-2026-102233

EUVD

EUVD-2026-99038

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-862	The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a security feature bypass in Visual Studio Code where missing authorization allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to bypass security features on your system, potentially gaining unauthorized access or executing malicious actions locally.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows unauthorized local bypass of security features, 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 disclosures.

Mitigation Strategies

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

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