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CVE-2026-50520

34
FAUCET Score

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

First published: Jul 14, 2026Last modified: Jul 14, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.0.0, < 1.128.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.4HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
16.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0025 is in the 18th percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Visual Studio CodeFixed in: 1.128.1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2026-Jul/CVE-2026-50520Important

Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Jul 14, 2026

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50520
PatchVendor AdvisoryProduct