---
id: CVE-2026-102234
title: >-
  Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Visual Studio Code
  allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
summary: >-
  Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Visual Studio Code
  allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
severity: high
cvss: 7.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-807
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-2026-102234'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-102234'
    label: secure@microsoft.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00822
epssPercentile: 0.57121
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-13T22:17:20.726424Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T20:53:44.617Z'
---

## Overview

Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.