Microsoft Visual Studio Code up to 1.145.2 GitHub Pull Requests/Issues path traversal

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Visual Studio Code up to 1.145.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component GitHub Pull Requests/Issues. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-119976. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Visual Studio Code up to 1.145.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component GitHub Pull Requests/Issues. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

External control of file name or path in Visual Studio Code - GitHub Pull Requests and Issues Extension allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-119976 since 10/30/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/10/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.145.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Programming Tool Software

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• Microsoft

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• Visual Studio Code

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• 1.145.0
• 1.145.1
• 1.145.2

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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