---
id: CVE-2026-102851
title: >-
  Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized
  attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
summary: >-
  Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized
  attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-266
published: '2026-10-13'
updated: '2026-10-13'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-13T22:17:21.990'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102851'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-102851'
    label: secure@microsoft.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T19:43:28.894Z'
vendor: Microsoft
product: Visual Studio Code
affected:
  - visual_studio_code >= 1.0.0 < 1.141.1
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-13T21:14:42.773836Z'
epss: 0.00265
epssPercentile: 0.18529
---

## Overview

Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

## Remediation

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