CVE-2022-38020

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Published Sep 13, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Visual Studio Code

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.0`	affected	< 1.71.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-40626	Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.066% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38020

History

Feb 25, 2026 3:45 PM Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code::::::::

Mar 11, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Jan 2, 2025 8:00 PM Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code::::::::

Subscriptions

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 11, 2025, 4:10 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Sep 13, 2022, 6:42 PM
Updated: Mar 11, 2025, 4:10 PM
Reserved: Aug 8, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:37 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:37 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:55 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 13, 2022, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:55 AM

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