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Critical Flaws Found in Four VS Code Extensions with Over 125 Million Installs

Critical vulnerabilities in four widely used VS Code extensions could enable file theft and remote code execution across 125M installs.

Flaws in popular VSCode extensions expose developers to attacks

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 ...
GitHub

marcosd59/vscode-lineamientos-de-codigo

Lineamientos de Código es una extensión para Visual Studio Code que formatea y valida automáticamente código JavaScript (y PHP con snippets), basado en reglas de estilo predefinidas.
InfoWorld

Visual Studio adds GitHub Copilot unit testing for C#

GitHub Copilot testing for .NET in Visual Studio 2026 v18.3 can generate tests for the xUnit, NUnit, and MSTest test frameworks.
InfoWorld

GitHub previews support for Claude and Codex coding agents

Copilot Pro+ and Copilot Enterprise users now can run multiple coding agents directly inside GitHub, GitHub Mobile, and ...

JavaScript: webpack is unpopular – but most used

In a new study, Vite is the most popular JavaScript tool, nearly surpassing webpack in usage. Only two percentage points separate them.
SecurityWeek

VS Code Configs Expose GitHub Codespaces to Attacks

Attackers can abuse VS Code configuration files for RCE when a GitHub Codespaces user opens a repository or pull request.
Visual Studio Magazine

Linear Regression with Pseudo-Inverse Training Using JavaScript

Linear regression is the most fundamental machine learning technique to create a model that predicts a single numeric value. One of the three most common techniques to train a linear regression model ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious AI extensions on VSCode Marketplace steal developer data

Two malicious extensions in Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VSCode) Marketplace that were collectively installed 1.5 million times exfiltrate developer data to China-based servers. Both extensions are ...
GitHub

Mermaid Chart extension for Visual Studio Code

The official Mermaid extension for Visual Studio Code enables developers to seamlessly create, edit, preview and integrate mermaid diagrams from within the VS Code. To use the AI diagramming feature, ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Copilot Studio Extension for VS Code Goes GA

The Copilot Studio extension for Visual Studio Code is now generally available, allowing agents to be developed and managed directly from the editor. The extension enables software-style workflows for ...
PC Magazine

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Upgrade to Microsoft Visual Studio Pro 2026 for Just $49.99 Get smarter IntelliCode suggestions, code insights, and productivity features for daily work at an unbelievable discount of 90% off the ...