CVE-2025-24039
published 2025-02-11CVE-2025-24039: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PriorityP338high7.3CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.73%
50.2th percentile
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | visual_studio_code | < 1.97.1 | 1.97.1 |
| microsoft | visual_studio_code | >= 1.0.0 < 1.97.1 | 1.97.1 |
| 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-j69f-cppg-2jx6: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-02-11
CVE-2025-24039 [HIGH] CWE-427 GHSA-j69f-cppg-2jx6: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2025-02-11·CVSS 7.3
CVE-2025-24039 [HIGH] CWE-427 Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
FAQ: What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability?
The attacker would gain the rights of the user that is running the affected application.
FAQ: According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R) and privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
An authorized attacker with standard user privileges could place a malicious file on the Visual Code server and then wait for the privileged victim to run the server.
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
Remedia
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-02-11
Published