CVE-2026-49483 IBMi Visual Studio Code extension - Broken Access Control

IBMi Visual Studio Code extension prior to 3.0.1 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by insufficient verification of component integrity, letting local attackers alter programs and execute them under another account, exploit requires local access.

CVSS base score 8.9 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.14% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Privilege Escalation, Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
12 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-345

Vendor fix

Update to version 3.0.1 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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