{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.0","title":"CVE-2026-40376: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"HarborGuard Database","namespace":"https://database.harborguard.co"},"tracking":{"id":"CVE-2026-40376","status":"final","version":"1","initial_release_date":"2026-06-09T17:05:21.405Z","current_release_date":"2026-06-10T17:55:21.420Z","revision_history":[{"date":"2026-06-09T17:05:21.405Z","number":"1","summary":"Initial machine-readable export from HarborGuard."}]},"distribution":{"tlp":{"label":"WHITE"},"text":"Public CVE data; freely redistributable."},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.","title":"CVE description"}],"references":[{"category":"self","summary":"CVE-2026-40376 on HarborGuard Database","url":"https://database.harborguard.co/cve/CVE-2026-40376"},{"category":"external","summary":"CVE Record","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40376"},{"category":"external","summary":"Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40376"}]},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"category":"vendor","name":"Microsoft","branches":[{"category":"product_name","name":"Visual Studio Code","branches":[{"category":"product_version_range","name":">=1.0.0 <1.123.2","product":{"name":"Microsoft Visual Studio Code >=1.0.0 <1.123.2","product_id":"CSAFPID-1","product_identification_helper":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}}]}]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2026-40376","title":"Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","notes":[{"category":"description","text":"Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.","title":"CVE description"}],"product_status":{"known_affected":["CSAFPID-1"]},"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"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","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"products":["CSAFPID-1"]}],"remediations":[{"category":"vendor_fix","details":"Update to a fixed version: 1.123.2.","product_ids":["CSAFPID-1"],"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40376"}]}]}