Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Title Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio Code
Weaknesses CWE-77
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio Code
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-15T03:56:00.270Z

Reserved: 2026-06-04T19:00:41.292Z

Link: CVE-2026-50520

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-14T18:01:14.279Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-15T02:30:04Z