CVE-2026-119975

High (8.8)—

Schedule the patchSeverity High 8.8. No public exploit or active exploitation known.

Severity8.8High · CVSS 3.1

Exploitation probability0.88 %higher than 60% of CVEs · score from Nov 11, 2026

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog · checked Nov 12, 03:00 AM

Public exploitNot knownno public code found

News and reports on Orbitaley

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Timeline

Built from our own data: NVD, CISA KEV and other exploitation catalogues, FIRST EPSS, public exploits, specialised media and Orbitaley coverage.

Nov 10, 2026CVE record published in NVD
Nov 10, 2026Alert: Microsoft fixes 200 vulnerabilities, including an Outlook flaw CISA confirms is being exploited

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1189 Drive-by Compromiseinitial access95 %
Primary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution70 %

XSS (CWE-79) con AV:N y UI:R; el atacante ejecuta código mediante una página manipulada. El texto no nombra JavaScript, así que se usa T1059 genérico.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Restrict Web-Based Content User Training Privileged Account Management Limit Software Installation Execution Prevention Behavior Prevention on Endpoint

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Microsoft — Visual Studio Code^AI

NVD record

NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Published: Nov 10, 2026
Last modified: Nov 10, 2026
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79

References

Referencemsrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-119975

Raw JSON (NVD)

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