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CVE-2026-40376

Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS 7.5 · HighBuzz score 21.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 21.9

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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 8.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
13.9
3 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
8.0
3 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

Source links by recency

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  • Patch Tuesday - June 2026Rapid7

    y to respond without out-of-cycle patches. At time of writing, Microsoft has provided mitigation advice and patches for CVE-2026-33825 , CVE-2026-45585 , CVE-2026-45498 , and CVE-2026-41091 , leaving only two elevation of privilege vulnerabilities unpatched, known as MiniPlasma and GreenPlasma. However, a recent blog post by Nightmare Eclipse with the

    vendorwww.rapid7.comJun 9, 2026, 9:04 PM
  • The June 2026 Security Update ReviewZero Day Initiative

    loser look at some of the more interesting updates for this month, starting with the bug being exploited in the wild. - CVE-2026-41091 - Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Since Microsoft doesn’t provide info on how widespread exploitation is, we must read some tea leaves. For this patch, several different people were acknowledged,

    vendorwww.thezdi.comJun 9, 2026, 6:12 PM
  • CVE-2026-40376 Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityMicrosoft MSRC

    Improper input validation in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

    vendormsrc.microsoft.comJun 9, 2026, 2:00 PM

Exploit code

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