What is GHSA-hmqv-jrj9-68xx?

GHSA-hmqv-jrj9-68xx is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-hmqv-jrj9-68xx cover?

GHSA-hmqv-jrj9-68xx covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-78462. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-hmqv-jrj9-68xx?

GHSA-hmqv-jrj9-68xx has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-hmqv-jrj9-68xxHighCVSS 8.8

Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-78462 →

📋 Description

Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78462
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78462
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hmqv-jrj9-68xx