Visual Studio Code XSS Security Feature Bypass
CVE-2026-41610 is a security feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code caused by improper neutralization of input during web page generation (cross-site scripting). According to the provided content, exploitation occurs when a user opens or views a maliciously crafted notebook and the affected content is rendered by VS Code. Microsoft indicates the issue is locally exploitable, requires no privileges, and can result in a scope change beyond the vulnerable component’s intended security boundary. The supporting content also lists CWE-59 and CWE-200 as associated weaknesses, suggesting the XSS condition may enable unintended link/file access behavior and exposure of sensitive information, but the specific vulnerable function or code path is not provided in the available material.
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A Visual Studio Code vulnerability included in a cluster of fixes affecting VSCode, covering issues such as elevation of privilege, information disclosure, remote code execution, and security feature bypass. The specific flaw type for this CVE is not individually identified in the content.
A Visual Studio Code security feature bypass vulnerability involving improper neutralization of input during web page generation (XSS), requiring user interaction to open or view a maliciously crafted notebook.
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