CVE-2022-38020
published 2022-09-13CVE-2022-38020: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PriorityP336high7.3CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.94%
56.6th percentile
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | visual_studio_code | >= 1.0.0 < 1.71.1 | 1.71.1 |
| msrc | visual_studio_code | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_msrc7.3HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-678v-m3w3-rxf6: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-09-14
CVE-2022-38020 [HIGH] GHSA-678v-m3w3-rxf6: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
Microsoft
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2022-09-13·CVSS 7.3
CVE-2022-38020 [HIGH] Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
FAQ: According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
The user would have be enticed to open a malicious file in a directory. Users should never open anything that they do not know or trust to be safe.
FAQ: What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability?
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute code in the context of another Visual Studio Code user on the vulnerable system.
Visual Studio Code: Visual Studio Code
Microsoft: Microsoft
Customer Action Required: Yes
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely;O
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2022-09-13
Published