Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-119981 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-119981 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-119981?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-119981?
- 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-2026-119981 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-119981?
- 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 critical function in Visual Studio Code lacks proper authentication checks, allowing a locally authenticated attacker to escalate privileges. The vulnerability requires local access and existing user authentication, but once exploited grants elevated system privileges. A fix has been released by Microsoft.
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed