{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-40376 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-40376 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-40376 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published on 9 Jun 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-2026-40376 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-40376 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published on 9 Jun 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-2026-40376 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-2026-40376/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40376/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-40376","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40376/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-40376","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-rg3p-gp39-622w"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Visual Studio Code","requires_auth":"none","summary":"An attacker can elevate privileges in Visual Studio Code via improper input validation, requiring users to apply the vendor patch.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"microsoft","cpe":[{"product":"visual_studio_code","vendor":"microsoft"}],"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-20","name":"Improper Input Validation"}],"description":"Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges 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":false,"headline":"Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-40376","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"microsoft:visual_studio_code","products":["microsoft:visual_studio_code"],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Microsoft Cryptographic Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-40377"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Microsoft Dynamics Business Central Information Disclosure Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-40375"},"products":["Visual Studio Code"],"published":"2026-06-09","related":[{"cvss_score":9.6,"headline":"Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-81376","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-09-08"},{"cvss_score":9.6,"headline":"Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-47281","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-06-09"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-78462","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-09-08"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-59113","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-11"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-69320","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-11"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-70336","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-11"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-57102","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-07-14"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"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":"2026-09-24","vendors":["Microsoft"]},"summary":"An attacker can elevate privileges in Visual Studio Code via improper input validation, requiring users to apply the vendor patch.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40376/"}