CVE-2025-21264: Files or directories accessible to external parties in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

PriorityP333high7.1CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRNUIRSCCHILAN

EPSS

0.63%

45.9th percentile

Files or directories accessible to external parties in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Affected

5 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
microsoft	microsoft_visual_studio_code_copilot_chat_extension	>= 0.27.0 < 0.27.2	0.27.2
microsoft	visual_studio_code	< 1.100.1	1.100.1
microsoft	visual_studio_code	>= 1.0.0 < 1.100.1	1.100.1
msrc	microsoft_visual_studio_code_copilot_chat_extension	—	—
msrc	visual_studio_code	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

vendor_msrc7.1HIGH

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