CVE-2026-102851

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Incorrect Privilege Assignment in Visual Studio Code

Publication date: 2026-10-13

Last updated on: 2026-10-13

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized 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-2026-102851

EUVD

EUVD-2026-100323

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-266	A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code. An authorized attacker can locally bypass a security feature due to improper handling of permissions.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to gain elevated privileges or access restricted functions, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution or data manipulation on the affected system.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally, which could lead to unauthorized access or privilege escalation. Such bypasses may violate compliance requirements under GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health data security) by compromising access controls and data integrity.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest security update from Microsoft for Visual Studio Code to correct privilege assignments and prevent bypass of security features.

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