CVE•Published 2026-05-12•Modified 2026-05-15•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-41611Microsoft · Visual_studio_code
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Improper neutralization of script-related html tags in a web page (basic xss) in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-12
Modified 2026-05-15
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-41611Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Microsoft Visual Studio Code"All exposed Microsoft Visual Studio Code instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Visual Studio Code"HTTP body or banner mentions "Visual Studio Code" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-41611Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-41611Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-41611Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-41611GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-41611" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-41611 on GitHub.
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