High severity · published Mar 12, 2024
CVE-2024-26165
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
8.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
Visual Studio Code · Microsoft
before 1.87.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26165
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26165
Vendor Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26165
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