Microsoft Code Editor Flaw Lets Attackers Hijack Developer PCs (www.bankinfosecurity.in)

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[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 15 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

FYI, patched in 1.119.1

https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/316072

surprised this info is not in the article, since it was written yesterday and we have a patch for 2 weeks now

[-] markz@suppo.fi 13 points 21 hours ago

The flaw existed in VS Code's one-click installer for model context protocol servers, a plug-in that connect AI coding assistants to external services like GitHub, databases and file systems.

Microsoft, AI, and RCE. Classic.

this post was submitted on 27 May 2026

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