Relative Path Traversal Information Disclosure in Visual Studio Code
CVE-2026-41612 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Visual Studio Code caused by relative path traversal. Microsoft classified the issue as relative path traversal and also mapped it to path traversal. Successful exploitation allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose local file system information, specifically file path information, by triggering a payload within the application. The available information does not identify the exact vulnerable function or code path.
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Impact
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Mitigation
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Remediation
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Exploits
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Affected products & vendors
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Recent activity
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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.
An information disclosure vulnerability in Visual Studio Code caused by relative path traversal that can allow unauthorized local disclosure of file system information, specifically file path information.
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Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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