Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-114171 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-114171 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-114171?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-114171?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-114171 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-114171?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Visual Studio Code. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A UI misrepresentation vulnerability in Visual Studio Code allows an attacker to deceive users about critical security information through network-based attack vectors. The flaw enables bypassing of a security feature by exploiting the visual layer rather than underlying authentication or encryption mechanisms. An attacker can craft malicious inputs or scenarios that cause the UI to display false or misleading security indicators.
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed