---
id: "CVE-2026-120779"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-120779"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-120779"]
title: "Visual Studio Code: code injection lets an unauthorized attacker run code remotely"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.6
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["desktop", "developer-tooling", "other", "visual-studio-code"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:20:27+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:07+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:32:29+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120779", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:07+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2026-120779-cwe-94-code-injection-in-microsoft-visual-studio-code-623f9485607e5caf", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:32:29+00:00", "cites": ["https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2026-120779-cwe-94-code-injection-in-microsoft-visual-studio-code-623f9485607e5caf"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Visual Studio Code: code injection lets an unauthorized attacker run code remotely

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-120779 (this .md is for agents)

A code injection flaw in Visual Studio Code lets an unauthorized attacker execute code over the network. The NVD entry rates it critical at CVSS 9.6.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

In VS Code: Help > About (or run 'code --version'); versions below 1.145.3 are reportedly affected per OffSeq (third-party, not confirmed by Microsoft). Confirm against the MSRC entry for CVE-2026-120779.

## Fix

Reportedly update VS Code to 1.145.3 (per OffSeq; Microsoft's own page not read, so unconfirmed).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:07+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120779
- 2026-11-10T19:32:29+00:00 analyst https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2026-120779-cwe-94-code-injection-in-microsoft-visual-studio-code-623f9485607e5caf — No Microsoft/MSRC or GHSA page found for this CVE (MSRC page not readable; microsoft/vscode GHSA list of Nov 10 has no CVE mapping). Only a third-party rewrite (OffSeq) says affected >=1.0.0 <1.145.3, fixed 1.145.3; nothing verified.

## Documents

- [describes] OffSeq Threat Radar: CVE-2026-120779 https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2026-120779-cwe-94-code-injection-in-microsoft-visual-studio-code-623f9485607e5caf

## From the sources

Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

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