CVE-2026-54981: Visual Studio Code Python Extension Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Microsoft · Python extension for Visual Studio Code
Vendor fix available · Affected: Microsoft Python extension for Visual Studio Code · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 40% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Visual Studio Code - Python extension allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Microsoft · Python extension for Visual Studio Codefrom 2020 before 2026.3.1
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Published
- August 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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