CVE-2026-121664
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VS Code 1.145.2 and earlier can render extension Marketplace metadata as trusted Markdown in extension details and hover views. A malicious extension publisher may cause a user-initiated command to run if the user views the affected extension and clicks the rendered link.
Still under analysis: more detail becomes available as the pipeline runs.
mitigation
Upgrade VS Code to version 1.145.3 or later. Until upgraded, avoid links in extension names or descriptions and install extensions only from trusted publishers.
fixed in 1.145.3
outcome
Run in progress: no artifact yet.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-11-10 18:23Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
- 2026-11-10 18:23Zcve.org record for CVE-2026-121664
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{ "etk_id": "ETK-2026-4218", "cve_id": "CVE-2026-121664", "display_id": "CVE-2026-121664", "ghsa_id": "GHSA-fr44-qgmq-4w24", "euvd_id": null, "status": "in_pipeline", "anchor_state": "anchored", "title": "Trusted Markdown injection in VS Code extension metadata", "summary": "VS Code 1.145.2 and earlier can render extension Marketplace metadata as trusted Markdown in extension details and hover views. A malicious extension publisher may cause a user-initiated command to run if the user views the affected extension and clicks the rendered link.", "mitigation": "Upgrade VS Code to version 1.145.3 or later. Until upgraded, avoid links in extension names or descriptions and install extensions only from trusted publishers.", "vendor": null, "product": "other:VS Code", "affected": [ { "affected_notes": [], "affected_ranges": [ "< 1.145.3" ], "ecosystem": "other", "fixed_versions": [ "1.145.3" ], "package_name": "VS Code", "purl": null } ], "cwes": null, "cvss_score": 7, "cvss_src": "ethiack_provisional", "cvss_vector": null, "epss_score": null, "epss_percentile": null, "epss_asof": null, "automation": null, "check": false, "check_confidence_basis": null, "exploit": false, "pipeline_minutes": null, "t0_at": "2026-11-10T18:23:56.584000+00:00", "signals": { "trigger_signal": { "at": "2026-11-10T18:23:56.584000+00:00", "days": 0, "is_lower_bound": false, "measured_at": "2026-11-10T18:23:56.584000+00:00", "url": "https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/security/advisories/GHSA-fr44-qgmq-4w24" } } }
published 2026-11-11 20:53Z
last change 2026-11-11 20:53Z
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