CVE-2026-78461 Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

{
  "id": "32d338918e095762553e5fcbab98d17149d679fae32313d1fb8de02ff0f960f9",
  "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78461",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2026-78461 Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability",
    "summary": "A path traversal vulnerability in Visual Studio Code may let an unauthorized attacker bypass a security feature over a network.",
    "evidence": "Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "Visual Studio Code",
          "evidence": "CVE-2026-78461 Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "fixed_cves": [],
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-78461",
        "evidence": "CVE-2026-78461 Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 26696,
  "published_at": "2026-09-08T14:00:00+00:00"
}