Critical severity9.6NVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2026

CVE-2026-102238

Description

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Affected products

Microsoft/Visual Studio Codellm-fuzzy

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-102238nvd

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