VS Code Adds 2-Hour Extension Auto-Update Delay to Limit Supply Chain Attacks

2026-06-08T07:24:08Zd080a14804582c469fd5981dea457744ad14b0a9d64aeaa2894d145d7c765753
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What happened

A wave of high-impact security developments: multiple active exploitations and supply‑chain campaigns (Miasma, IronWorm) have hit popular developer ecosystems (GitHub, npm) and vendor repositories, while researchers and vendors disclosed numerous critical vulnerabilities and zero-days. Notable confirmed CVEs include a CISA-listed SolarWinds Serv‑U DoS (CVE-2026-28318), an actively exploited Cisco Catalyst SD‑WAN Manager flaw (CVE-2026-20245), a critical Everest Forms Pro RCE (CVE-2026-3300, CVSS 9.8) and a Cisco Unified CM SSRF leading to local privilege escalation (CVE-2026-20230). Autonomous

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