What is GHSA-hm99-pwvc-xj2r?

GHSA-hm99-pwvc-xj2r is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Incorrect authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-hm99-pwvc-xj2r cover?

GHSA-hm99-pwvc-xj2r covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-69278. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-hm99-pwvc-xj2r?

GHSA-hm99-pwvc-xj2r has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-hm99-pwvc-xj2rHighCVSS 7.8

Incorrect authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

August 11, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-69278 →

📋 Description

Incorrect authorization in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69278
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69278
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hm99-pwvc-xj2r