CVE-2026-78461

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.03% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 63.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-11.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-09-08 17:13Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-14 23:08Z14 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-24

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

65a411c220bf4d8e8d1d512fed8982ec08b0e2ff1bff3c02e52ea40678689359

• msrc.microsoft.comVisual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78461vendor-advisorypatch