{"id":"CVE-2026-102238","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-102238","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:53:05.229Z","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.","description":"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.","published":"2026-10-13T20:17:07.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-15T20:39:54.000Z","status":"Awaiting Analysis","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.6,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00817,"percentile":0.56854,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-14","score":0.0065,"percentile":0.49961}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-13T20:17:07.000Z","detail":{"score":"9.6","severity":"CRITICAL","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T20:17:06.727Z"},"summary":"New CVE, critical severity (CVSS 9.6)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-102238","source":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102238","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}