CVE-2026-47281

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.69.6
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-06-09. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS v3
9.6
EG Score
9.6(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity96% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
52%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 31, 2026
Patch available. Sources: microsoft.
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47281

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-47281(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(3)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 63× in last 7d / 174× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 454 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-03 04:00 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-03 04:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-02 23:50 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-02 23:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-02 19:39 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-08-02 19:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-02 15:29 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-08-02 15:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-02 11:18 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-08-02 11:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-02 07:07 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-02 07:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-02 02:56 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-02 02:56 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-02 02:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-02 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-01 22:45 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-01 22:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-01 18:34 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-01 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-01 14:23 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-01 14:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-01 10:12 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-01 10:12 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-08-01 10:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-31 18:24 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-31 18:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-31 14:13 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-31 14:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-31 09:23 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-31 09:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-31 05:11 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-31 05:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-31 01:00 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-31 01:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-30 10:15 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-30 10:15 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-30 10:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-29 18:16 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-29 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-29 14:05 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-29 14:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-29 09:35 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-29 09:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-29 05:23 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-07-29 05:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-28 22:53 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-07-28 22:53 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-07-28 22:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-28 15:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-07-28 07:41 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-07-28 07:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-28 02:42 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-07-28 02:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-27 18:31 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-07-27 18:31 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-07-27 18:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-27 13:13 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-07-27 13:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-27 08:17 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-07-27 08:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-07-27 01:47 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-07-27 01:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-26 21:15 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-07-26 21:15 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-07-26 21:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-07-26 06:32 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-07-26 06:32 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-07-26 06:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-07-23 03:17 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-07-17 00:07 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-07-17 00:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-07-16 13:40 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-07-16 13:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-16 09:20 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-07-16 09:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-16 05:08 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-07-16 05:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-07-16 00:15 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-07-16 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-15 19:59 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-07-15 19:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-07-15 08:14 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-07-15 08:14 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-47281?
CVE-2026-47281 is a critical vulnerability published on June 9, 2026. Missing authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
When was CVE-2026-47281 disclosed?
CVE-2026-47281 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 9, 2026, with the most recent update on July 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-47281 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-47281 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 48.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-47281?
CVE-2026-47281 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.6 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-47281?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-47281, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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