{"id":"CVE-2026-102238","title":"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.","summary":"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.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.6,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Visual Studio Code","affected":["visual_studio_code >= 1.0.0 < 1.141.1"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T20:39:54.150","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102238","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-102238","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00817,"epssPercentile":0.56922,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-13T21:14:58.475351Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T20:53:44.618Z","slug":"CVE-2026-102238","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":53,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":52.8,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}