CVE-2026-40376

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 7.5 HIGHEPSS 0.7%CWE-20

Vexday Risk Score

21Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 7.5EPSS 0.7%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch referenciado

Lifecycle

09 Jun 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected products

References