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Visual Studio Code is Microsoft's cross-platform code editor, and WindowsForum.com discussions focus heavily on its security and update lifecycle. Recent threads cover multiple August 2026 CVEs, including security feature bypasses, remote code execution, and an information disclosure flaw, with practical guidance on updating to fixed versions like 1.132.1. Other topics include the VS Code 1.132 release, which adds local dictation and terminal cleanup, and setting up GitHub Copilot plans on Windows. For IT administrators and developers, the recurring theme is the importance of inventorying managed VS Code installations and applying vendor patches promptly, as some advisories initially lack detailed version boundaries or remediation targets.
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    Google Antigravity Lands in VS Code; Visual Studio Preview

    Google has brought Antigravity, its autonomous coding-agent platform, into Visual Studio Code on Windows and put a preview build into Visual Studio 2026, removing the requirement to move work into Google’s standalone Antigravity 2.0 desktop application. The August 20 launch also adds JetBrains...
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    VS Code MSSQL 1.45.0 Adds Default T-SQL Formatter Preview

    Microsoft’s MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code now includes a new T-SQL formatter in public preview, enabled by default in version 1.45.0. The August 19 release gives SQL Server and Azure SQL developers native document- and selection-level formatting inside VS Code, while moving Azure SQL...
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    VS Code 1.134 Adds Agent Chat Grids and Prompt Timeline

    Visual Studio Code 1.134 adds a grid layout for agent chats, a prompt-by-prompt navigation rail, full-text search inside chat transcripts, and an option to open HTML files in VS Code’s integrated browser by default. The immediate payoff is less time lost reconstructing what an agent was asked to...
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    SAP ABAP Tools Add MCP AI Agent Support in VS Code

    SAP’s ABAP tooling has moved into Visual Studio Code and gained a Model Context Protocol server that can let AI agents inspect, test, and modify ABAP development objects. The practical change is larger than a new editor option: SAP is opening a controlled path for GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q...
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    CVE-2026-69306: Update VS Code to Fix Agent Network Bypass

    Microsoft has fixed CVE-2026-69306, a Visual Studio Code security feature bypass that could let the editor’s AI-agent network controls be evaded through a specially formatted IPv6 address. The practical action is simple: update VS Code to version 1.132.1 or later. Microsoft’s security advisory...
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    CVE-2026-69278 VS Code Bypass: No Patch Version Published

    Microsoft has published CVE-2026-69278, a Visual Studio Code security feature bypass vulnerability, in the August 11, 2026 Security Update Guide release. The advisory establishes that Microsoft has confirmed a flaw affecting the editor, but its public entry leaves administrators with an...
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    CVE-2026-69320 VS Code RCE: No Fixed Version Confirmed

    Microsoft published CVE-2026-69320 on August 11 as a Visual Studio Code remote code execution vulnerability, but the public record currently leaves administrators without the information needed to determine exposure by version, deployment channel, or configuration. That is the material fact for...
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    CVE-2026-47285: Update Visual Studio Code to 1.132.1

    Microsoft has assigned CVE-2026-47285 to a Visual Studio Code flaw that can expose information through a network-reachable command-injection condition. The official CVE record says every Visual Studio Code release from 1.0.0 through 1.132.0 is affected, with version 1.132.1 identified as the...
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    CVE-2026-59113: Update VS Code Despite Missing Fix Details

    Microsoft has published CVE-2026-59113, a Visual Studio Code remote code execution vulnerability, in its Security Update Guide on August 11, 2026. For Windows developers and administrators, the immediate action is to verify that managed VS Code installations are receiving the current stable...
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    CVE-2026-58650 VS Code Bypass: No Fixed Version Yet

    Microsoft published CVE-2026-58650 on August 11 as a Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability, but the advisory currently leaves administrators without the information needed to determine exposure or deploy a targeted fix. The practical result is straightforward: inventory Visual...
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    VS Code 1.132 Adds Local Dictation and Terminal Cleanup

    Visual Studio Code 1.132 makes its newly built-in dictation materially more usable for developers who switch languages or speak terminal commands aloud, but the update also exposes a deployment distinction IT teams should not miss: Microsoft promises that audio transcription stays on the device...
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    Choose a GitHub Copilot Plan and Set Up VS Code on Windows

    GitHub Copilot works in Visual Studio Code on a current 64-bit Windows client installation: use Copilot Free to try it, Copilot Pro for regular individual use, Pro+ or Max only when you need substantially higher AI-credit allowances or premium-model access, and Business/Enterprise only when an...
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    VS Code 1.128: Disable AI Agents and Copilot Features on Windows

    InfoWorld has taken Microsoft to task over Visual Studio Code’s increasingly AI-heavy release cadence, arguing that the editor is being repositioned as an agent front end at the expense of conventional IDE improvements. In a July 20 opinion piece, InfoWorld senior writer Serdar Yegulalp points...
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    CVE-2025-65715: Remove VS Code Code Runner Until Fixed

    CVE-2025-65715 leaves users of the Code Runner extension for Visual Studio Code exposed to arbitrary command execution when a crafted code-runner.executorMap setting is applied and code is run. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8, rated High by CISA’s vulnerability-enrichment program, and...
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    VS Code 1.129.1 Enables Modern UI Preview and Agent Host

    Visual Studio Code 1.129.1 is now rolling out with an experimental Modern UI preview that changes the workbench itself—not merely its color palette—while a new agent-host architecture pushes Microsoft’s coding assistant work deeper into the editor. The feature is off by default in the stable...
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    CVE-2026-57102: Update VS Code to 1.128.1 Now

    Microsoft has issued Visual Studio Code 1.128.1 to address CVE-2026-57102, a high-severity security feature bypass affecting every VS Code release before that version. Developers and administrators should treat the update as an immediate priority: Microsoft’s CVSS 3.1 rating is 8.8 out of 10...
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    CVE-2026-57101: Update Visual Studio Code to 1.128.1

    Microsoft has patched CVE-2026-57101, a high-severity Visual Studio Code security feature bypass vulnerability affecting releases prior to version 1.128.1. Developers and administrators running VS Code on Windows should move to 1.128.1 or later immediately; Microsoft’s July 8 release notes...
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    CVE-2026-50520: Update Visual Studio Code to 1.128.1

    Microsoft has fixed CVE-2026-50520, a high-severity command-injection vulnerability affecting Visual Studio Code versions earlier than 1.128.1. The flaw can allow an unauthorized attacker to execute commands with the privileges of the user running the editor, making an immediate update the...
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    CVE-2026-45496: Update Visual Studio Code for Important Bypass

    Microsoft has classified CVE-2026-45496 as an Important Visual Studio Code security feature bypass, giving developers and administrators a clear reason to update the editor rather than waiting for the next routine maintenance cycle. The vulnerability was published through the Microsoft Security...
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    CVE-2026-47282: Update VS Code to 1.128.1 to Protect Copilot Credentials

    CVE-2026-47282 exposes insufficiently protected credentials in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code, potentially allowing an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information over a network. Microsoft published the vulnerability on July 14, 2026, and the available CVE data identifies...