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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-41610

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Published May 12, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · visual studio code

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-41610. EPSS is 0.71%. Act only if a listed version of visual studio code is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.71%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/visual studio code

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe microsoft/visual studio codeversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-41610

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-41610. EPSS is 0.71%. Act only if a listed version of visual studio code is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information; CWE-59: Link Following; CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.71%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 12, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41610

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-41610

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41610

    Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.