{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-102238 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-102238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-102238 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published on 13 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-102238 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-102238 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published on 13 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-102238 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Microsoft Visual Studio Code. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102238/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102238/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-102238","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102238/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-102238","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-hccq-3qmx-2g7f"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Visual Studio Code","requires_auth":"none","summary":"An attacker can execute arbitrary code remotely via a path traversal flaw in Visual Studio Code, requiring users to apply the vendor patch.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"path_traversal"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"microsoft","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":9.6,"severity":"critical","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-22","name":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory"}],"description":"Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-102238","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"path_traversal","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Netcore NAP930 Network Tools CGI network_tools eval os command injection","id":"CVE-2026-102240"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-102235"},"products":["Visual Studio Code"],"published":"2026-10-13","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-29","vendors":["Microsoft"]},"summary":"An attacker can execute arbitrary code remotely via a path traversal flaw in Visual Studio Code, requiring users to apply the vendor patch.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102238/"}