Incomplete Comparison Bypass in Visual Studio Code

Publication date: 2026-09-08

Last updated on: 2026-09-11

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Incomplete comparison with missing factors in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-08

Last Modified

2026-09-11

Generated

2026-09-29

AI Q&A

2026-09-09

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-27

NVD

CVE-2026-81376

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
microsoft	visual_studio_code	to 1.136.2 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-693	The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.
CWE-1023	The product performs a comparison between entities that must consider multiple factors or characteristics of each entity, but the comparison does not include one or more of these factors.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in Visual Studio Code involves an incomplete comparison with missing factors that allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to bypass security protections in Visual Studio Code, potentially leading to unauthorized access or execution of malicious actions on affected systems.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest security update from Microsoft for Visual Studio Code to address the incomplete comparison issue. Monitor Microsoft's official update guide for patches and verify installation.

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