VulnerabilityAwaiting Analysis
CVE-2026-102851
Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 0.27%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Incorrect privilege assignment in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 18th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-266
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 0.3% on 14 October 2026 to 0.3% on 26 October 2026.
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.