Flaws in popular VSCode extensions expose developers to attacks
Bleeping Computer
by Bill ToulasFebruary 17, 2026
Vulnerabilities with high to critical severity ratings affecting popular Visual Studio Code (VSCode) extensions collectively downloaded more than 128 million times could be exploited to steal local files and execute code remotely.
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Originally published on Bleeping Computer on 2/17/2026