Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Affects Visual Studio Code Users
CVE-2024-26165

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft
Status
Visual Studio Code
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 March 2024

What is CVE-2024-26165?

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. This issue occurs due to improper handling of certain inputs, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive files and system resources. Users of Visual Studio Code are advised to ensure that they are running the most recent version to mitigate potential risks.

Affected Version(s)

Visual Studio Code Unknown 1.0.0 < 1.87.2

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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