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Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Medium CVSS 5.5
CVECVE-2026-45496
First seen2026-07-16 17:15 UTC
Disclosed2026-07-14 17:16 UTC
Last updated2026-07-16 18:15 UTC
Channel statusauto

Summary

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

In-depth triage · Auto channel

No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).

Affected products

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Sources

  • NVD DATABASE

Original Links

Timeline

  1. nvd_ingest NVD