---
id: "CVE-2026-70094"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-70094"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-70094"]
title: "Visual Studio Code: untrusted search path lets a network attacker run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "Visual Studio Code", "fixed": ["1.145.3"], "affected": ">= 1.0.0, < 1.145.3", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["desktop", "developers", "other", "vscode"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:21:20+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:17+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T21:15:53+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70094", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:17+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70094", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T21:15:53+00:00", "cites": ["https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70094", "https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2026-70094-cwe-426-untrusted-search-path-in-microsoft-visual-studio-code-8dedefc1f9652fb7"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Visual Studio Code: untrusted search path lets a network attacker run code

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-70094 (this .md is for agents)

Visual Studio Code loads a program or library from an untrusted search path, so a file an attacker controls can be run in its place. The sources say an unauthorized attacker can execute code over a network.

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

## Affected

- vendor:Visual Studio Code affected >= 1.0.0, < 1.145.3 fixed 1.145.3

## How to check

Run 'code --version'. Versions below 1.145.3 are in the affected range (1.0.0 to <1.145.3) per Microsoft's CVE record. The vulnerable search path is not described in public sources yet.

## Fix

Update Visual Studio Code to 1.145.3 or later (per Microsoft CNA record in NVD; MSRC page not read).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:17+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70094
- 2026-11-10T21:15:53+00:00 analyst https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70094 — Microsoft CNA data via NVD: VS Code 1.0.0 to <1.145.3 affected, CWE-426, CVSS 8.8 (UI:R). MSRC page is JS-only and unreadable, and 1.145.3 is not yet on GitHub releases, so nothing marked verified. The search path and trigger are not stated anywhere; no exploitation or PoC seen. Revisit once MSRC or the release notes name the path.

## Documents

- [describes] NVD CVE-2026-70094 (Microsoft CNA data) https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70094
- [mentions] OffSeq: CVE-2026-70094 https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2026-70094-cwe-426-untrusted-search-path-in-microsoft-visual-studio-code-8dedefc1f9652fb7

## From the sources

Untrusted search path in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

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